RA Ministry of Agriculture expects growth in 2010August 30, 2010 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan said that growth will be recorded in Armenia's agriculture by the end of this year to reach the level of 2009. “The drop in agriculture is basically reasoned by decrease in fruit and vegetable harvest,” Alaverdyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, the situation will improve in September-October and certain growth will be recorded specifically in livestock products. Besides, Alaverdyan said that а decrease was recorded in vegetable and fruit harvest, totaling 60,000-70,000t against 161,000t in 2009. Meanwhile, growth was recorded in stock farm (egg production grew by 30%). According to updated statistical data, 23% decrease was registered in Armenia’s agriculture in January-July 2010. The total volume of produced agricultural products amounted to AMD 555.7bln in January-December 2009 that is 0.1% lower compared with the same period in 2008. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |