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    MORE ARMENIAN FARMERS REFUSE TO CULTIVATE GRAIN CROPS BECAUSE OF LACK OF HIGH QUALITY SEEDS

    ARKA
    May 13, 2010
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, May 13, /ARKA/. Armenian agricultural minister Gerasim
    Alaverdian complained today that more farmers refuse to cultivate grain
    crops because of lack of high quality seeds and appropriate technology.

    Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a UN FAO regional
    conference in Yerevan he said the total land under grain crops slashed
    from 124,000 hectares in 2004 to 88,000 hectares in 2008. The minister
    said they failed to bring 5,000 metric tons of high quality seeds,
    but added the ministry has received a $600,000 assistance from FAO
    to bring elite sorts of grain crops.

    According to him the total domestic demand for grain crops is about
    700,000 tons, while local production meet only 40-35% of it. The
    remaining part is brought from Russia and Ukraine. The minister also
    complained of natural calamities that cause multimillion damages
    to agriculture.

    Thus, last year they caused 12 billion Drams worth damages. He said
    the government has earmarked 550 million Drams for installment of
    anti-hail stations and another 250 million Drams were provided by
    the Japanese government, he said.

    According to the government program, some 79 anti-hail stations are
    to be installed this and next years to protect about 30,000 hectares
    of land under crop. Armenian experts estimate the damages caused by
    natural calamites from $13 to $20 million a year , half of which is
    caused by hails.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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