ABOUT 5,400 CONTRACTS SIGNED BY ARMENIAN FARMERS WITH PROCESSING COMPANIES
/ARKA/
JUNE 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, June 10. / ARKA /. Thirteen Armenian processing companies
have signed already more than 5,400 contracts with farmers for the
purchase of grapes, berries and vegetables, a deputy agriculture
minister Robert Markarian, said today.
"The process of contracts signing continues To date, contracts have
been signed with 13 companies, but there are also companies that have
not yet begun the procurement process ", said Makarian Friday at a
press conference.
According to the ministry of agriculture, 4,750 contracts have been
signed for the purchase of 30 thousand tons of grapes and 671 contracts
for the purchase of about 3,500 tons of vegetables.
Farmers that have already signed contracts, have been paid 286
million drams in advance payments and also given 280 thousand tons of
fertilizers, 40 tons of seeds and 66 million drams worth pesticides
for the treatment of crops and trees. ($ 1 - 3.767.6 drams).
/ARKA/
JUNE 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, June 10. / ARKA /. Thirteen Armenian processing companies
have signed already more than 5,400 contracts with farmers for the
purchase of grapes, berries and vegetables, a deputy agriculture
minister Robert Markarian, said today.
"The process of contracts signing continues To date, contracts have
been signed with 13 companies, but there are also companies that have
not yet begun the procurement process ", said Makarian Friday at a
press conference.
According to the ministry of agriculture, 4,750 contracts have been
signed for the purchase of 30 thousand tons of grapes and 671 contracts
for the purchase of about 3,500 tons of vegetables.
Farmers that have already signed contracts, have been paid 286
million drams in advance payments and also given 280 thousand tons of
fertilizers, 40 tons of seeds and 66 million drams worth pesticides
for the treatment of crops and trees. ($ 1 - 3.767.6 drams).