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    ARMENIA EXPANDS EXPORT MARKETS FOR POTATO

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    01.03.2010 14:54 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia succeeded in selling the whole of last
    year's potato crop, chairman of Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia,
    Hrachya Berberyan stated.

    "500 tons of potato was exported to Iran last year. Export to Georgia
    is also possible," he told a news conference in Yerevan. "I hope the
    tendency will be continued into the next year."

    Mr. Berberyan emphasized the necessity of cost reduction plan on the
    way to winning new markets, noting that recent potato harvest was
    increased through seed and fertilizer quality improvement. "Over the
    last 7 years potato crops grew from 8-10 tons to 15 tons per hectare,"
    he said.

    Agrarian-Peasant Union NGO, incorporating farms and agricultural
    enterprises, was founded in 1996. The union collaborates with state
    structures and international organizations. It aims to develop
    agriculture in Armenia though tutoring, technical assistance and
    strategic studies. Presently the Union lists 32000 members.
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