Ministry of Agriculture to assess hail damage in Armavir and render assistance
ECONOMY | 13.05.13 | 12:59
http://www.armenianow.com/economy/46019/armenia_hail_armavir_ministry_agriculture
Special headquarters led by first Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Grisha Baghiyan have been set up to assess the damage from the heavy
hail that hit the Armavir province of Armenia last weekend.
Farmers in the province staged protests on Sunday calling on the
government to offset the damages sustained by their households as a
result of the weather event.
The Ministry of Agriculture held an emergency meeting on Monday to
discuss ways of helping the farmers to keep their losses to the
minimum.
Minister Sergo Karapetyan said he got preliminary information about
the situation in Armavir while visiting, together with some of his
subordinates, some of the hardest hit communities.
The headquarters set up by the Ministry will also provide professional
advice to farmers and will help them organizer urgent work to remove
or alleviate the consequences of the hail.
The Ministry also plans to provide farmers with seeds and young plants
to replace the destroyed crops.
ECONOMY | 13.05.13 | 12:59
http://www.armenianow.com/economy/46019/armenia_hail_armavir_ministry_agriculture
Special headquarters led by first Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Grisha Baghiyan have been set up to assess the damage from the heavy
hail that hit the Armavir province of Armenia last weekend.
Farmers in the province staged protests on Sunday calling on the
government to offset the damages sustained by their households as a
result of the weather event.
The Ministry of Agriculture held an emergency meeting on Monday to
discuss ways of helping the farmers to keep their losses to the
minimum.
Minister Sergo Karapetyan said he got preliminary information about
the situation in Armavir while visiting, together with some of his
subordinates, some of the hardest hit communities.
The headquarters set up by the Ministry will also provide professional
advice to farmers and will help them organizer urgent work to remove
or alleviate the consequences of the hail.
The Ministry also plans to provide farmers with seeds and young plants
to replace the destroyed crops.