ArmInfo. The ACBA Federation and the Armenian office of the Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Association of Germany NABU summed up the grant competition announced in March, aimed at promoting the development of agro-tourism.
According to the press service of the ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, 522 private entrepreneurs and organizations submitted applications for participation in the agricultural tourism industry.As a result of summarizing, it was decided to assist 5 programs through which in five villages in different regions of Armenia - Shirak, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik - to succeed in stimulating the development of agro-tourism due to the quantitative and qualitative growth of services provided to tourists.
"Our mission is not only to provide financial services- we strive to make our contribution to the development of the Armenian economy, particularly in the regions. Having such a good partner as NABU, we can proudly say that we have moved along this path and promoted the development of communities in Armenia, "said Hakob Andreasyan, Director General of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank.More detailed information is provided in the video at the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=YIdkt_LZxvM&feature=youtube
ACBA Federation CJSC (http://acba-federation.am/) was established in 2017. Activity aims to stimulate innovative agriculture and the development of rural communities in Armenia(http://foundation- gishyan.am/). ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank (https://www.acba.am/) and NABU (http://nabu.am/) have been cooperating since 2015.Recall that ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank CJSC has been operating in Armenia since 1995. The major shareholders of the bank as of January 1, 2019 are: Joint-Stock Company SJSC "Sacam International" (member of the Credit Agricole S.A) - 6.48%, "ACBA Federation" CJSC - 93.52%.Note that Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) is the oldest and largest environmental NGO in Germany. NABU has been operating for more than 100 years. NABU is the most popular non-governmental environmental organization in Germany - there are more than 450 thousand members in its ranks. NABU works in many countries of the world, implementing various projects aimed at protecting nature and developing specially protected natural areas. NABU is particularly interested in the Caucasus.