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Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology
Division of Natural Sciences

Development and implementation of biological method in the fight against pests of crops

N Investment project title Development and implementation of biological method in the fight against pests of crops
1. Sector

The Ministry of agriculture and ecology, protection of plants, individual farms and cooperatives

2. Project description

The project aims to identify, develop and conduct protective measures to demonstrate the effectiveness of entom and akari phages in the fight against plant pests (whitefly, spider mite, Jose scale, aphid and other), causing significant damage to agricultural production. The research results will identify the natural enemies of pests and predators of plants agricultural production in Armenia. They will identify the most effective forms of entom and akari phages of the region with a view to their array of breeding and the development of methods of their use.

3. Project implementation period 2017-2019, annual monitoring of contamination of agriculture, plant pests, content maintenance technology, the cultivation and use of biological agents to combat parasitespests agricultural crops
4. Project location Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA
5. Project overall cost (USD) 100.500
6. Required investments (USD) 80.400
7. Own funds (USD) 20.100 - formed from different sources
8. Creation of jobs At the beginning of the project At the end of the project
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9. Payback period 2 years
10. Annual profitability index According to the Ministry of agriculture of the Republic agricultural production losses are rather big and represent tens of thousands of dollars, while using our method these losses will greatly reduce
11. Detailed costs

The work can be done at least in 3 years, which requires yearly USD 33.500. The sum will be spent on the organization of expeditions, acquisition of equipment for experiments and laboratory equipment, salary for 6 employees and for other purposes. 
Product cost will be determined after the final calculations

12. Offer to investor

To familiarize with the available materials of the Laboratory of process and genetics of bio agents and the Laboratory of entomology and soil zoology of the Center to determine the realistic economic benefit from the investments, in other word the "Investment risk".

13. Contact details

Bardukh Gabrielyan, Director of the Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA 
E-mail: gabrielb {[ at ]} sci.am 
Tel.: (+374 10) 285961, (+374 91) 205118 

Kim Dilbaryan, Director of the Institute of Zoology of the Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA 
E-mail: kdilbaryan {[ at ]} yahoo.com 
Tel.: (+374 91) 356821