Evaluating Armenia’s prospects for beef cattle production and export is straightforward for a simple reason: Armenia currently lacks a dedicated beef cattle industry. Despite having over 1 million hectares of high-quality pastures, with more than 80% unused and located at 1,200–1,800 meters above sea level—allowing for a grazing season of over 10 months—Armenia does not
In today’s global food system, traceability — the ability to follow an animal’s life and feed history from farm to fork — is the foundation of food safety. When this chain is broken, consumers face invisible but serious risks. Meat from untraceable sources may contain antibiotic residues, hormones, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants that
Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions In our article published last year (https://mountainhighfarms.net/en/հայկական-գյուղատնտեսության-ճգնաժամն/ ), we analyzed the crisis in Armenia’s agriculture, its causes, and proposed several practical solutions.Since then, the situation has not only failed to improve but, according to data published by the Statistical Committee, animal husbandry in Armenia has entered a phase of rapid
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. — Mark Twain Armenia’s livestock sector is at a crossroads. Since 2014, the cattle population has decreased by 26%, from 677,500 to 501,500. Simultaneously, meat imports have remained steady, filling the gap left by declining
