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Rurality Crisis in Armenia

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Date of publication: 
March 2022
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ISBN / Resource ID: 
ISBN 978-9939-1-1480- 4
Pages: 
151
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© Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Armenia, 2022 © Authors’ Team, 2022

Armenia is a country that is very much characterized by agriculture – but Armenian rural life is marked by a deep crisis, as this current study shows.

The lack of modernisation of agriculture along with the lack of integration into the (neo-) liberal market make it almost impossible for farmers to overcome poverty. These are alarming signs, and additionally the identity of farmers is also in crisis. Rural life is unattractive and farmers feel left alone with their problems by the government. The study was able to identify the components of the rural crisis in Armenia, which can serve as a connecting point for the government, civil society and educational institutions. „Rural Crisis in Armenia” was conducted jointly by researchers from the Yerevan State University and the Armenian National Agrarian University with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The study brings new attention to the importance of rural live in Armenia and should initiate a public debate on the precarious livelihoods of farmers, the social polarization and exclusion.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Haurtyun Vermishyan, Aram Vartikyan,
Emil Gevorgyan, Srbuhi Michikyan, & Anzhela Ghalamdryan

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La Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) es una organización alemana representada en más de 100 países del mundo comprometida con los valores de la democracia y la justicia social. Desde su llegada al Ecuador en el año 1974 como Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales (ILDIS). Nuestra institución se ha desempeñado como centro de pensamiento progresista y facilitador de diálogos democráticos.

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