300 HECTARES OF VINEYARDS AND 800 HECTARES OF ORCHARDS TO BE RESTORED
IN ARMENIA WITH SUPPORT OF WORLD BANK

YEREVAN, December 3 (Noyan Tapan). The World Bank allocated 1.2 mln
SDR to the Armenian farms with the purpose of alleviation of the
consequences of frosts during the recent two years. 954,000 vine
saplings were donated to 7,000 farms and 6 regions by these funds. 300
hectares of vineyards will be restored owing to them. According to
Levon Aghamian, Director of the “Support to Agricultural Reforms”,
200,000 saplings of peachy and apricot trees, 50,000 plum and apple
saplings will be given to 7,000 farms and 7 regions of Armenia in
2005. 800 hectares of orchards will be restored owing to them.

L. Aghamian also reported that in 2000-2004, fertilizers of 1.3 mln
dollars were donated to about 70,000 farms for alleviation of the
consequences of frosts.