Armenian agriculture in crisisNovember 16, 2010 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agricultural problems arouse concern of agronomist Garnik Petrosyan, who says that Armenian agriculture is in deep crisis. “The slump is mostly conditioned by unfavorable weather conditions, but there are other serious reasons behind it. The crisis affected agriculture later than the other fields of economy,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. Petrosyan stressed that the area under wheat and potato crops reduced by 50 and 10 thousand ha respectively. “To improve the situation, the government should create favorable conditions for farmers,” he said. 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 congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |