Gerasim Alaverdyan: 2010 was unfavorable for Armenia’s agricultureDecember 24, 2010 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan said that the year of 2010 was rather unfavorable for Armenia’s agriculture. 14.5% decline was recorded in agriculture by the end of 11 months, Alaverdyan told a press conference on December 24 in Yerevan. The decline is basically reasoned by poor weather conditions. According to the Minister, considerable problems were recorded in crop production. Cultivation areas reduced by 16,000ha in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling 283,000ha. Drop was recorded in potato production, making 490,000t in 2010 against 590,000t in 2009. The volume of fruits production dropped by 3 times, totaling 125,000t in 2010 against 330,000t in 2009. As for vegetables production, decline was recorded also here – 690,000t of vegetables were produced in 2010 against 800,000t in 2009, Alaverdyan noted. He added that positive figures were recorded in grape production. Specifically, 218,000t of grapes were produced in 2010 against 207,000t in 2009. 134,000t of grapes at an average price of AMD 124.5 were purchased this year, while the total sum of purchase amounted to AMD 16.7bln, Alaverdyan 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |