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AGRICULTURE: FAVORABLE CONDITIONS AND BETTER SEED QUALITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION
ECONOMY | 27.02.13 | 15:01
Photolure
Hrach Berberyan
By SIRANUYSH GEVORGYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Hrach Berberyan, heading the farmers' union, believes this year will
be favorable for agriculture.
"Five days are left before the crop year starts: the layer of snow
was thicker this year as compared to last year, the only concern
now is the possible April frostbite, but there are numerous means to
"cushion" the negative climatic impact, they just need to be applied
in practice. As for the water issue, I can say that last year had no
deficit of humidity, but the water for some reason disappeared. This
year just let them claim there is no water!" Berberyan told the press
on Wednesday.
Berberyan praised the government measures aimed at supporting farmers,
however stressed that there is a need for serious legislative reforms.
The government last week approved the oat, corn, millet, sainfoin
(a forage grain) production development program for 2013, according
to which 850 tons of spring-planted oat seeds, 11 tons of corn
seeds, 37 tons of millet seeds and 530 tons of sainfoin seeds will
be purchased from foreign and local producers and distributed to
farmers at favorable terms. The government program is expected to
enhance the sowing fields, increase the gross volume of crops and the
farmer income. The government has allotted more than 700 million drams
(around $1.7 million) to the purchase of seeds.
"The selling price to the villagers will be lower than the market
price, plus we are going to subsidize 40 percent of it," Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan stated.
Last year the government gave wheat seeds to farmers with a condition
to return by 2:1 kg ratio, however the seeds were low-quality, hence
did not yield good crops. Berberyan is hopeful this year things
won't repeat.
According to Berberyan, the post-election unrest will not interfere
with villagers' work. (There had been speculation that villagers may
get caught up in protests that might interfere with seasonal work.)
"Agriculture is stable, we don't like tribulations. In Ararat plain the
land workers will be in the fields and orchards in some 10 days, so no
'shocks' can affect the development of agriculture. A villager wants
to work and earn his family's living, nothing else," said Berberyan.
ECONOMY | 27.02.13 | 15:01
Photolure
Hrach Berberyan
By SIRANUYSH GEVORGYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Hrach Berberyan, heading the farmers' union, believes this year will
be favorable for agriculture.
"Five days are left before the crop year starts: the layer of snow
was thicker this year as compared to last year, the only concern
now is the possible April frostbite, but there are numerous means to
"cushion" the negative climatic impact, they just need to be applied
in practice. As for the water issue, I can say that last year had no
deficit of humidity, but the water for some reason disappeared. This
year just let them claim there is no water!" Berberyan told the press
on Wednesday.
Berberyan praised the government measures aimed at supporting farmers,
however stressed that there is a need for serious legislative reforms.
The government last week approved the oat, corn, millet, sainfoin
(a forage grain) production development program for 2013, according
to which 850 tons of spring-planted oat seeds, 11 tons of corn
seeds, 37 tons of millet seeds and 530 tons of sainfoin seeds will
be purchased from foreign and local producers and distributed to
farmers at favorable terms. The government program is expected to
enhance the sowing fields, increase the gross volume of crops and the
farmer income. The government has allotted more than 700 million drams
(around $1.7 million) to the purchase of seeds.
"The selling price to the villagers will be lower than the market
price, plus we are going to subsidize 40 percent of it," Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan stated.
Last year the government gave wheat seeds to farmers with a condition
to return by 2:1 kg ratio, however the seeds were low-quality, hence
did not yield good crops. Berberyan is hopeful this year things
won't repeat.
According to Berberyan, the post-election unrest will not interfere
with villagers' work. (There had been speculation that villagers may
get caught up in protests that might interfere with seasonal work.)
"Agriculture is stable, we don't like tribulations. In Ararat plain the
land workers will be in the fields and orchards in some 10 days, so no
'shocks' can affect the development of agriculture. A villager wants
to work and earn his family's living, nothing else," said Berberyan.