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YEREVAN, August 7. /ARKA/. In Berdavan, near the border, Eric Ahverdyan founded an exotic garden and a small guest house, naming it Berdavan after studying various models of innovative agriculture./pp
The exotic garden boasts 56 types of fruits and berries, as well as various vegetables./pp
The Berdavan guesthouse is one of the beneficiaries of the Rural Tourism Development Program by the Acba Federation and the German Nature Conservation Union (NABU). Thanks to a grant, Eric Ahverdyan was able to add two new rooms to the guest house./pp “We do not use pesticides and fertilizers in our agriculture, and human intervention is minimized. We use herbs to fertilize the soil, focusing on plants that produce natural nitrogen. In the garden, I grow green and red kiwis and pawpaw, brought from North America. It is a mix of mango and banana and will start bearing fruit in six years,” said Eric Ahverdyan, the founder of the guesthouse Berdavan./pp
According to him, the business operates entirely ecologically, implementing a circular economy model. The activity generates minimal waste, and any waste produced is reused whenever possible./pp
Tourists, rural tourism enthusiasts, and visitors to Berdavan for various reasons frequently visit the guesthouse./pp
The Acba Federation is the sole major shareholder of Acba Bank, owning over 81% of the bank’s shares. Through its involvement with Acba Bank, the Acba Federation promotes the development of agriculture, small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas, community development, revitalization and growth of the business environment in rural areas and communities, as well as the well-being of individuals engaged in these sectors./p iframe width=560 height=315 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-qZ1VpQbGQ?si=Ey2tt3VCesdgdbe- title=YouTube video player frameborder=0 allow=accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share referrerpolicy=strict-origin-when-cross-origin allowfullscreen=/iframe br
