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Our farms

How our farms produce.

The production process at our Armenian farms, from artesian water and fish farming to processing and dispatch.

  1. 01

    Water

    Artesian water rises from the valley's basin at a near-constant temperature, all year, without pumping.

  2. 02

    Stock

    Eyed eggs and fingerlings from certified hatcheries.

  3. 03

    Feed

    Extruded feed without antibiotics or hormones.

  4. 04

    Growing

    Fish are held by size grade in separate pools and moved on as they grade up.

  5. 05

    Processing

    Gutting, filleting, dry salting and caviar preparation are carried out on the farm, in small batches.

  6. 06

    Cold chain

    Chilled lines held at 0 … +2 °C, frozen lines blast frozen and glazed, then temperature-controlled storage.

  7. 07

    Delivery

    Zvartnots International Airport is eleven kilometres from the farm; road transport leaves from the valley.

Rows of concrete raceway pools
Processing hall