Armenian Deputy Minister of Agriculture commented on high price for hothouse vegetables at news conference in Yerevan.

Samvel Galstyan explained the high price by the increased cost of gas and fertilizers.

To protect the local manufacturer, the Deputy Minister urged the authorities to harden tax and customs administration for importers, specifically from Turkey, where the cost of hothouse production is much lower.

Agrarian University Professor, Andreas Melikyan, in turn, suggested introducing changes to production technologies, allowing to lower self –cost of production and increase crop capacity.