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    GRAPEVINES DAMAGED BY ABOUT 70%, AND TREE FRIUTS BY 30% IN ARMAVIR MARZ

    Noyan Tapan
    May 16 2006

    ARMAVIR, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Prior to April 1, the peasants belived
    that the harvest had been saved from frost, whereas now they are sure
    that as a result of a drop in temperature they have lost everything
    they expected. NT correspondent reported from Armavir that the
    residents of several communities of Armavir marz say confidently
    that the grapevines were harmed by about 70%, tree fruits - by 30%
    and greenhouse plants - by nearly 50% by the frost. Head of the
    Agricultural Department of the Armavir regional administration noted
    that a commission has been set up to assess the damage done in the
    shortest possible time. "Just imagine the state of a poor peasant
    who has been waiting for the harvest for a whole year, pinning his
    hopes on it as a means to make his living, not to mention the loans
    taken for agricultural work and 2-3 drams for each seed," the peasants
    said. "Naturally, this year too the frost will be followed by uncertain
    promises to provide aid," they continue, adding that they know by
    the experience of previous years that a bag of flour or wheat does
    not matter much. The villagers are facing another problem as well:
    the nitric fertilizer, which the government promised to provide to
    them as aid at prices lower than the market price and for which they
    paid in January, has not yet been received. NT was informed from
    the Armavir regional administration that the fertilizer is being
    brought into the marz stage-by-stage, and the distribution is behind
    the schedule. According to the same source, in all likelihood, the
    next consignement of fertilizer is expected to be tarnsported to
    the marz next week and will be distributed to communities, then -
    to farms. "Now we have no other thing to do but to cultivate gourds
    and melons, hoping that this time they will not be damaged by hail
    or drought," the peasants said.
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