The “Armfotrest” State Non-Commercial Organization was reorganized from the “Hayantar” Closed Joint-Stock Company pursuant to Decision No. 1054-N of 25 July 2002 “On reorganization the “Hayantar” State Non-Commercial Organization.” The Organization is a structure authorized to manage state forests and forest lands, operating under the Ministry of Environment. It implements state programs in the areas of protection, reproduction and use of state forests and forest lands. The Organization carries out the following types of entrepreneurial activities:

• harvesting, processing, and sale of timber;
•  cultivation and sale of planting material (seedlings and nursery stock);
• harvesting, processing, and sale of secondary forest products (stumps):
•  non-timber forest use, including haymaking, livestock grazing, placement of beehives and apiaries, collection of wild fruits, nuts, mushrooms, berries, medicinal plants, and industrial raw materials, as well as the processing and sale of the biological resources harvested as a result;
• production, processing, and sale of agricultural products on agricultural land;
• provision of services related to recreation and tourism;
•  provision of consulting and information services.

 The Organization carries out its activities through 17 branches located in the Lori, Tavush, Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Shirak, and Aragatsotn provinces of Armenia.