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INSTALLMENT OF ONE ANTI-HAIL STATION FOR PROTECTION OF 80 HECTARES ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT AMD 7 MILLION
YEREVAN, July 5. /ARKA/. Installment of one anti-hail station for
protection of 80 hectares is estimated to cost about AMD 7 million,
and the cost of anti-hail network intended for one hectare ranges
from $12,000 to 22,000, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan
said Wednesday at a news conference.
"Anti-hail networks designed for one hectare are quite expensive,
and neither the government nor farmers can afford them," he said
answering a question of ARKA News Agency's correspondent.
The deputy minister stressed that it would be more reasonable to
deploy anti-hail networks, since they are more effective than stations.
The talk about deployment of anti-hail facilities in Armenia was
prompted by the recent hailstorms, which have inflicted significant
damage to 17,000 hectares of crop land in Armenia's Armavir province.
Crops in Shirak, Aragatsotn, Lori, Kotayk and Syunik provinces have
been stricken by hail as well.
Makaryan said that taking into account that thunderous clouds mostly
come to Armenia from Turkey, 101 anti-hail stations have been deployed
on the Armenia-Turkey border.
In 2012, 35 new anti-hail stations were installed in Armenia in 2012.
The government intends to increase their number to 250 this year. ($1 -
AMD 416.02).-0-
YEREVAN, July 5. /ARKA/. Installment of one anti-hail station for
protection of 80 hectares is estimated to cost about AMD 7 million,
and the cost of anti-hail network intended for one hectare ranges
from $12,000 to 22,000, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan
said Wednesday at a news conference.
"Anti-hail networks designed for one hectare are quite expensive,
and neither the government nor farmers can afford them," he said
answering a question of ARKA News Agency's correspondent.
The deputy minister stressed that it would be more reasonable to
deploy anti-hail networks, since they are more effective than stations.
The talk about deployment of anti-hail facilities in Armenia was
prompted by the recent hailstorms, which have inflicted significant
damage to 17,000 hectares of crop land in Armenia's Armavir province.
Crops in Shirak, Aragatsotn, Lori, Kotayk and Syunik provinces have
been stricken by hail as well.
Makaryan said that taking into account that thunderous clouds mostly
come to Armenia from Turkey, 101 anti-hail stations have been deployed
on the Armenia-Turkey border.
In 2012, 35 new anti-hail stations were installed in Armenia in 2012.
The government intends to increase their number to 250 this year. ($1 -
AMD 416.02).-0-