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Project Description Under the project concept it is envisaged to expand the operating 17.6 ha greenhouse area by 15 ha. Currently it’s the largest operating fresh cut flower greenhouse in Armenia, which is technically full designed and provided by the leading Dutch and French greenhouse technology supplier – DALSEM and RICHEL. The company was established in 2011 and is situated in Kotayk region, near village Goght. There are two separate territories in one place, DALSEM and RICHEL.  the whole land area of RICHEL greenhouse has 15 hectares of total area, 8 hectares of which is fully equipped and maintained greenhouse  the whole territory of DALSEM is 32 hectares, 9.6 hectares of which is fully equipped and maintained greenhouse There are 200 employees working in company, 80% of which are women. The Greenhouse is the absolute leader of export volumes in Armenia. 5.5 million roses are sold annually in local market and the rest are exported. There are four shareholders of the operating company and shares are distributed as following: 40%, 27%, 20%, 13%. The primary advantages of this project are:  the location and favorable climatic conditions  developed export network (exporting countries: Russia, Georgia and Belarus, Netherland and Sweden)  planning to export: Iran, Netherlands and France  recently started cooperation with representatives from Kazakhstan In the framework of this project the enlargement of greenhouse will be provided by RICHEL. The investment will significantly increase the company's profits and the revenue will be around 20 million USD, compared with the current 8 million USD. 4