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ARMENIAN PM TO PRIORITIZE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Vestnik Kavkaza
Feb 22 2012
Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met activists of the Republican
Party in Oktemberyan (Armavir Region) and said that agricultural
development would be a priority for the next 5 years, ARKA reports.
He noted that Armenian villages will have infrastructure and service
system formed, as in Yerevan.
The main aspects of agriculture to be developed are seeding,
agricultural equipment and production of fertilizers. Armenia has
been importing elite seeds from Russia in the last two years, for the
first time in decade. Armenia plans to produce 30,000 tons of seeds
annually to have self-sufficient seed production.
90% of agricultural equipment has become outdated and needs
modernization.
Sargsyan noted agreements to import harvesters from Russia and tractors
from Belarus. The government is developing leasing companies for
the purpose.
The World Bank is assisting in development of a program to subsidize
50% of funds needed for purchases of agricultural equipment for 55th
most socially-unsupported communities.
Vestnik Kavkaza
Feb 22 2012
Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met activists of the Republican
Party in Oktemberyan (Armavir Region) and said that agricultural
development would be a priority for the next 5 years, ARKA reports.
He noted that Armenian villages will have infrastructure and service
system formed, as in Yerevan.
The main aspects of agriculture to be developed are seeding,
agricultural equipment and production of fertilizers. Armenia has
been importing elite seeds from Russia in the last two years, for the
first time in decade. Armenia plans to produce 30,000 tons of seeds
annually to have self-sufficient seed production.
90% of agricultural equipment has become outdated and needs
modernization.
Sargsyan noted agreements to import harvesters from Russia and tractors
from Belarus. The government is developing leasing companies for
the purpose.
The World Bank is assisting in development of a program to subsidize
50% of funds needed for purchases of agricultural equipment for 55th
most socially-unsupported communities.