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FERTILIZER MARKET IN ARMENIA CREATES AN ARTIFICIAL SHORTAGE - HEAD OF THE UNION
/ARKA/
October 24, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. Short-sighted statements of the officials
on reducing the cost of fertilizers in Armenia this year led to an
artificial shortage of fertilizers in the market by 20%, said the
head of Agrarian Association of Armenia Hrach Berberyan.
If the retail price for fertilizer was 7100-7200 drams, in summer
it was 9-10 thousand drams. In the villages the price of nitrogenous
fertilizers was 15 thousand drams.
"The State made an attempt to interfere in business and the price
of fertilizers increased by 30. What happened? Some state officials
decided to take this business in their hands and the importers who
have stabilized the situation in the market after the previous years,
the state implemented the import of fertilizers in the grant funds,
as a result refused to import fertilizers", said Berberyan..
Now winter crops are in danger as minimum 150 kilogram fertilizers
for 1 ha was calculated but it was not implemented.
The Ministry has already introduced the full package of initiatives,
particularly in importing to the country VAT is withdrawn for all
types of fertilizers. Moreover, the government allocated 50 million
drams for the production of 20 tons of highly effective fertilizer -
"Azoceovit" (10 liters per 1 ha). This amount was distributed to the
poorest communities in debt, so that after the sale of the harvest
they return their cost.
Berberyan said that the Agrarian Union filed a complaint of 20 farms
of the village Dashk of Armavir region which were dissatisfied with
the fertilizers received in the frames of this program.
"I don't want to doubt about the quality of fertilizers but we have
already requested an explanation from the manufacturer. The fertilizers
may be incorrectly used as they have been distributed out of abundance,
and we sent the samples to the laboratory to Netherlands and expect
an answer", he said.
Berberyan said that the cost of the fertilizer was 2500 per 1 liter
and for 1 ha 10 liters is needed. ($1 - 377.98 drams).
/ARKA/
October 24, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. Short-sighted statements of the officials
on reducing the cost of fertilizers in Armenia this year led to an
artificial shortage of fertilizers in the market by 20%, said the
head of Agrarian Association of Armenia Hrach Berberyan.
If the retail price for fertilizer was 7100-7200 drams, in summer
it was 9-10 thousand drams. In the villages the price of nitrogenous
fertilizers was 15 thousand drams.
"The State made an attempt to interfere in business and the price
of fertilizers increased by 30. What happened? Some state officials
decided to take this business in their hands and the importers who
have stabilized the situation in the market after the previous years,
the state implemented the import of fertilizers in the grant funds,
as a result refused to import fertilizers", said Berberyan..
Now winter crops are in danger as minimum 150 kilogram fertilizers
for 1 ha was calculated but it was not implemented.
The Ministry has already introduced the full package of initiatives,
particularly in importing to the country VAT is withdrawn for all
types of fertilizers. Moreover, the government allocated 50 million
drams for the production of 20 tons of highly effective fertilizer -
"Azoceovit" (10 liters per 1 ha). This amount was distributed to the
poorest communities in debt, so that after the sale of the harvest
they return their cost.
Berberyan said that the Agrarian Union filed a complaint of 20 farms
of the village Dashk of Armavir region which were dissatisfied with
the fertilizers received in the frames of this program.
"I don't want to doubt about the quality of fertilizers but we have
already requested an explanation from the manufacturer. The fertilizers
may be incorrectly used as they have been distributed out of abundance,
and we sent the samples to the laboratory to Netherlands and expect
an answer", he said.
Berberyan said that the cost of the fertilizer was 2500 per 1 liter
and for 1 ha 10 liters is needed. ($1 - 377.98 drams).