Drip irrigation may become mandatory in Armenia: minister![]() February 28, 2017 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Drip irrigation is likely to become mandatory across Armenia, agriculture minister Ignaty Arakelyan said Tuesday, February 28, addressing the Farmers’ Congress, initiated by the Armenian office of Oxfam in cooperation with the Agricultural Alliance of Armenia. He said a corresponding project is under development now. According to him, the drip irrigation system will reduce water costs and improve the quality of crops. He added that calculations are now underway to determine the amount of loans for installation of the systems by farmers, ARKA reports. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |