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ARMENIAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAS MURDERED ARMENIAN CHEESE GOVERNMENTAL PROJECT
arminfo
Thursday, November 15, 17:24
Armenia lacks high quality raw materials to export Armenian cheese,
Robert Haroutyunyan, Head of the Armenian Development Agency, said
at today's press conference.
When replying to the journalists' remark that milk is the main raw
stuff for cheese production and the milk consumption in the republic
is growing with every passing year, Haroutyunyan said that quantity
does not mean quality. He confessed that only 25 tons of cheese was
exported to Russia within the frames of the Armenian Cheese project
worked out to promote the cheese export, and no cheese is being
exported at the moment.
In the meantime, it was reported that Doustr Marianna LLC ensured the
biggest export of Armenian cheese to Russia in 2011 (20 tons). The
director and sole founder of that company, Tigran Vardanyan, told
ArmInfo that sample lots were delivered, however, cheese transportation
is very expensive and the Armenian product does not stand competition.
To recall, in Sept 2010 the Government of Armenia allocated 7.2
mln AMD for the Armenian Development Agency to provide financial
support to Armenian Cheese CJSC. The latter was registered in late
2009 on a parity basis (Armenian Development Agency (i.e. the state)
and Association of Cheese Makers).
Haroutyunyan recalled that in 2009, when Armenian Cheese CJSC
was being created, the project on promotion of the Armenian cheese
export was estimated at 280 mln AMD. These funds were to be spent on
market research and other measures, however, the Government failed
to allocate that money, as it was afraid that the funds would be
spent ineffectively. Haroutyunyan added that the Agency used only 3
mln AMD of the governmental funds, which were spent on creation and
maintenance of the website and other measures.
arminfo
Thursday, November 15, 17:24
Armenia lacks high quality raw materials to export Armenian cheese,
Robert Haroutyunyan, Head of the Armenian Development Agency, said
at today's press conference.
When replying to the journalists' remark that milk is the main raw
stuff for cheese production and the milk consumption in the republic
is growing with every passing year, Haroutyunyan said that quantity
does not mean quality. He confessed that only 25 tons of cheese was
exported to Russia within the frames of the Armenian Cheese project
worked out to promote the cheese export, and no cheese is being
exported at the moment.
In the meantime, it was reported that Doustr Marianna LLC ensured the
biggest export of Armenian cheese to Russia in 2011 (20 tons). The
director and sole founder of that company, Tigran Vardanyan, told
ArmInfo that sample lots were delivered, however, cheese transportation
is very expensive and the Armenian product does not stand competition.
To recall, in Sept 2010 the Government of Armenia allocated 7.2
mln AMD for the Armenian Development Agency to provide financial
support to Armenian Cheese CJSC. The latter was registered in late
2009 on a parity basis (Armenian Development Agency (i.e. the state)
and Association of Cheese Makers).
Haroutyunyan recalled that in 2009, when Armenian Cheese CJSC
was being created, the project on promotion of the Armenian cheese
export was estimated at 280 mln AMD. These funds were to be spent on
market research and other measures, however, the Government failed
to allocate that money, as it was afraid that the funds would be
spent ineffectively. Haroutyunyan added that the Agency used only 3
mln AMD of the governmental funds, which were spent on creation and
maintenance of the website and other measures.