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  • Armenian Fish Farms Can Produce Up To 70,000 Metric Tons Of Products

    ARMENIAN FISH FARMS CAN PRODUCE UP TO 70,000 METRIC TONS OF PRODUCTS

    YEREVAN, February 24. / ARKA /. Armenian fish farmers can produce as
    much as 70,000 tons of fish a year, a deputy minister of agriculture,
    Grisha Baghiyan, told reporters today.

    According to him, Armenian fish farms produce now about 11,000 tons
    of fish selling their products in Armenia and the Russian Federation.

    He said the agricultural development strategy calls for increasing
    this number to 25,000 tons, but the farms' capacity enables them to
    produce up to 70,000 tons, he said.

    Baghiyan said local fish farms will have no selling problems because
    the monthly consumption in Russia's Moscow or St. Petersburg is some
    11,000 tons.

    "Therefore, we expect that Armenia's joining the Customs Union will
    open up for local fish farms a huge market ," he added.

    According to him, shifting to the so-called semi-closed water recycling
    system is an effective way to increase the production of fish.

    Under a recent Armenian government decision, all fish farms are given
    18 months to shift to semi-closed water recycling system, whereby
    some 70% of the water will be used several times to contribute to
    its more efficient use and reduce the costs.

    However, the transition to the new system suggests introduction of
    expensive new technology, the price of which , depending on the size
    of farms, may range from 700,000 to 1.5 million euros.

    According to the ministry of agriculture, last year fish output
    increased by 2,800 tons to 11,600 tons. -0-

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