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ARMENIA' AGRICULTURE NEEDS SYSTEM STRATEGY
Tert.am
03.11.11
The opinion that the government should not interfere in economy is
totally wrong, and the recent crisis proved that, the management
expert Harutyun Mesrobyan told journalists Nov. 3.
"It is disastrous for the economy the government must play a serious
role in the economy, particularly in managing agriculture," he said.
Agriculture has been a risky sector, and government donations to it
are highly important.
"We cannot resolve any problem without having a clear idea of the
economy we want to have. Since Armenian gained independence, we have
allotted land to farmers and left them face to face to their problems.
We do not have a system strategy in agriculture," Mesrobyan said.
He pointed out that an oligarchic economic system has recently formed
in Armenia. People purchase large areas of land and "either use them
or don't."
"A government with self-respect must resolve food supply and safety
problems~E The Russian-Georgian war caused a petrol shortage in
Armenia," the expert said.
Armenian ambassadors to foreign countries should have economic
attaches, who are to promote export of agricultural produce. The
government should, first of all, resolve the problem of
self-sufficiency, Mesrobyan said.
"When things go well in agriculture, the government thinks highly of
itself. Otherwise, the government accuses the weather," Mesrobyan said.
Tert.am
03.11.11
The opinion that the government should not interfere in economy is
totally wrong, and the recent crisis proved that, the management
expert Harutyun Mesrobyan told journalists Nov. 3.
"It is disastrous for the economy the government must play a serious
role in the economy, particularly in managing agriculture," he said.
Agriculture has been a risky sector, and government donations to it
are highly important.
"We cannot resolve any problem without having a clear idea of the
economy we want to have. Since Armenian gained independence, we have
allotted land to farmers and left them face to face to their problems.
We do not have a system strategy in agriculture," Mesrobyan said.
He pointed out that an oligarchic economic system has recently formed
in Armenia. People purchase large areas of land and "either use them
or don't."
"A government with self-respect must resolve food supply and safety
problems~E The Russian-Georgian war caused a petrol shortage in
Armenia," the expert said.
Armenian ambassadors to foreign countries should have economic
attaches, who are to promote export of agricultural produce. The
government should, first of all, resolve the problem of
self-sufficiency, Mesrobyan said.
"When things go well in agriculture, the government thinks highly of
itself. Otherwise, the government accuses the weather," Mesrobyan said.