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    UNSATISFACTORY STATE OF AGRICULTURE

    NKR Government Information and
    Public Relations Department
    March 16, 2009

    On March 14, a conference took place in the NKR Government, to which
    all republican and regional responsible persons were invited. Touching
    in brief upon facts recorded during his visits to rural communities of
    the Republic within the last month, the Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan
    noted, in particular, that countrymen are not properly aware of
    state programmes being implemented in the sphere of agriculture, they
    don't know about their meaning and importance. According to the Prime
    Minister's characteristics "at present we have a decayed agriculture;
    from a country exporting agricultural products we have turned into
    an importing one". Means cumulated during decades were dispersed,
    agricultural activities are conducted in a poor and nonprogrammed
    manner, the Prime Minister said. Because of the responsible persons'
    and land users' carelessness, today many sown areas are infected with
    pests and weeds, sizable areas are not cultivated.

    Warning signals in view of existing cases of Cyprus fever (brucellosis)
    are received in the sphere of cattle-breeding too. Necessary measures
    in proper time appropriate to rules are not carried out, the Prime
    Minister emphasized, and announced that hereinafter the Government
    will assist only to those, who works appropriate to state programmes
    and do not lead the economy in a haphazard manner.

    A.Haroutyunyan had also touched upon main problems existing in the
    irrigation sphere. It was noted, that in some areas inner water pipes
    are plundered and a number of irrigation sources, which are possible
    to be brought to operation at minimal costs, are standing idle.

    The Prime Minister estimated the state of agriculture as unsatisfactory
    and warned that all those, not fulfilling their duties, thus
    not providing development of the given sphere, will be strictly
    punished. Such attitude of some persons must be considered a crime,
    he said.

    At the conference, the NKR Minister of Agriculture Armo Tsatryan
    spoke about current agricultural activities. According to him, the
    greater deal of the sphere's existing problems are preconditioned by
    carelessness of economic executives of villages.

    Listening to specifications of separate regional responsible persons
    of the sphere, the Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan emphasized that
    it is necessary to have constant meetings and to conduct explanatory
    works among the villagers. With the aim to increase the efficiency
    of the sphere the Government anticipates to found sub regional small
    stations with involvement of agronomists and veterinary surgeons. The
    Prime Minister instructed responsible persons of the sphere to conduct
    systematized combating agricultural pests, weeds and diseases, to use
    state assistance in the best way. He assured that in conditions of
    existing financial and economic crisis all state programmes concerning
    the sphere of agriculture will be continued and are financed in
    anticipated volumes.

    Participants of the conference received specified instructions from
    the Prime Minister.
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