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Armenia's agriculture suffers $35-40 million harm this year - Hrach Berberyan
12:42 - 21.05.13
Armenia's agriculture has suffered $35-40 million harm this year,
chairman of the Agrarian Rural Union NGO Hrach Berberyan said,
presenting the calculations made by the organization.
`According to our calculations over 20,000 hectares were eliminated. A
farmer has appeared in desperate situation. Of course, it is necessary
to provide seeds and fertilizers but the first is financial
assistance. It is necessary to freeze their loans for a year for them
to be able to live. Helping with seeds will not give anything to
them,' Berberyan said.
Over 43 communities have been severely damaged after May 12 hail. The
residents of hail-stricken villages closed Yerevan-Armavir highway on
May 20 and conducted a protest action.
Armenia's Agriculture Minister Sergo Kapareptyan and Territorial
Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan met with the farmers urging
them to wait for another few days until final solution is given to the
issue.
Hrach Berberyan stressed that the state must do everything not to
promote the outgoing work in the created situation. He said each
family must get assistance no matter whether gardens have been damaged
30% or 100%.
Speaking about the efficiency of anti-hail stations, Berberyan said
they are not working good in Armenia as the intended fuel for it has
been changed.
`They were brought from Argentina and were intended to work by
acetylic fuel but as far as it was expensive a decision was made to
operate them by propane. That is why they are not effective,' he said.
Berberyan called on the authorities to pass to fencing system and
fence the whole garden. He showed to reporters a piece of fence
brought from Italy and stressed that it is very solid.
`It is very solid, the hail will not be able to harm the harvest. Even
during frosts it protects the harvest by few degrees. 2,500 euros
equivalent drams are necessary for fencing one hectare,' he said,
adding that they have discussed the issue yesterday with the head of
the Republican party's faction Galust Sahakyan.
He voiced conviction that the government will approve their program.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:42 - 21.05.13
Armenia's agriculture has suffered $35-40 million harm this year,
chairman of the Agrarian Rural Union NGO Hrach Berberyan said,
presenting the calculations made by the organization.
`According to our calculations over 20,000 hectares were eliminated. A
farmer has appeared in desperate situation. Of course, it is necessary
to provide seeds and fertilizers but the first is financial
assistance. It is necessary to freeze their loans for a year for them
to be able to live. Helping with seeds will not give anything to
them,' Berberyan said.
Over 43 communities have been severely damaged after May 12 hail. The
residents of hail-stricken villages closed Yerevan-Armavir highway on
May 20 and conducted a protest action.
Armenia's Agriculture Minister Sergo Kapareptyan and Territorial
Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan met with the farmers urging
them to wait for another few days until final solution is given to the
issue.
Hrach Berberyan stressed that the state must do everything not to
promote the outgoing work in the created situation. He said each
family must get assistance no matter whether gardens have been damaged
30% or 100%.
Speaking about the efficiency of anti-hail stations, Berberyan said
they are not working good in Armenia as the intended fuel for it has
been changed.
`They were brought from Argentina and were intended to work by
acetylic fuel but as far as it was expensive a decision was made to
operate them by propane. That is why they are not effective,' he said.
Berberyan called on the authorities to pass to fencing system and
fence the whole garden. He showed to reporters a piece of fence
brought from Italy and stressed that it is very solid.
`It is very solid, the hail will not be able to harm the harvest. Even
during frosts it protects the harvest by few degrees. 2,500 euros
equivalent drams are necessary for fencing one hectare,' he said,
adding that they have discussed the issue yesterday with the head of
the Republican party's faction Galust Sahakyan.
He voiced conviction that the government will approve their program.
Armenian News - Tert.am