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ARMENIA'S AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT HIKES 7.2 PERCENT IN 2014
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Gross agricultural output rose in Armenia
by 7.2% in 2014 compared to the year before, minister of agriculture
Sergo Karapetyan said in reporting about the year 2014 performance
to the government.
Armenia's National Statistical Service says gross output in agriculture
amounted to about 993.4 billion drams, including about 605.7 billion
drams in plant growing and about 387.6 billion drams in livestock
production.
Agricultural processing industry accounted for 38.4% of the entire
output, according to the minister. Output in plant growing only
rose by 6.9%, that in livestock production - by 7.8%. The land use
efficiency hiked by 3.2%, some 14,600 hectares more were under the
crops in the period.
The government press office reports the premier Hovik Abrahamyan said
at the meeting that agricultural development is a priority field and
instructed the ministry to work more actively and effectively in 2015
to ensure progress.
Abrahamyan has also instructed to develop and submit Á program for
improving targeting of the state food safety service and expanding
cooperation within the EEU, as well as a program for greenhouse
production development.
The premier said reforms should be implemented in the forestry to
rebuild trust and rule out illegal logging, to go on with farm
amalgamation and preparations for the irrigation season. ($1 -
478.63drams). -0-
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YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Gross agricultural output rose in Armenia
by 7.2% in 2014 compared to the year before, minister of agriculture
Sergo Karapetyan said in reporting about the year 2014 performance
to the government.
Armenia's National Statistical Service says gross output in agriculture
amounted to about 993.4 billion drams, including about 605.7 billion
drams in plant growing and about 387.6 billion drams in livestock
production.
Agricultural processing industry accounted for 38.4% of the entire
output, according to the minister. Output in plant growing only
rose by 6.9%, that in livestock production - by 7.8%. The land use
efficiency hiked by 3.2%, some 14,600 hectares more were under the
crops in the period.
The government press office reports the premier Hovik Abrahamyan said
at the meeting that agricultural development is a priority field and
instructed the ministry to work more actively and effectively in 2015
to ensure progress.
Abrahamyan has also instructed to develop and submit Á program for
improving targeting of the state food safety service and expanding
cooperation within the EEU, as well as a program for greenhouse
production development.
The premier said reforms should be implemented in the forestry to
rebuild trust and rule out illegal logging, to go on with farm
amalgamation and preparations for the irrigation season. ($1 -
478.63drams). -0-
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_s_agricultural_output_hikes_7_2_percent_in _2014/#sthash.R1oHi3qj.dpuf