Tag: poverty

November 14, 2017
Global Pressures or Lack of Vision? Armenia in GMO Limbo

Global Pressures or Lack of Vision? Armenia in GMO Limbo

Today, the demand for increased agricultural productivity to ensure food security, the use of genetically engineered crops and powerful conglomerates that control most of the world’s seed industry like Monsanto are threatening the lives and livelihoods of small farmers all over the world. This contentious global debate has now found its way to Armenia. EVN Report investigates.

March 23, 2017
The Politics of Charity

The Politics of Charity

The absence of political and ideological discourse in Armenian election campaigns is not unusual per se, but this time around with nine political parties and blocs running for a minimum of 101 seats, it seems the promises aren’t about policy positions.