ARMAVIR MARZ TO BE PROVIDED WITH 25 UNITS OF NEW AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY NEXT MONTH

ARMAVIR, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN. "Armavir marz is one of the best
Armenian regions and a leading one in the agricultural sector,"
RA Minister of Agriculture Davit Lokian stated during his visit to
Armavir marz on August 2. In his words, this year the harvest is good
in the marz, which has always been noted for agricultural foodstuffs
production. During the minister’s meetings with residents of the
villages Arax, Hoktember, Lenughi, Talvorik, Hushakert and Sovetakan
of Armavit marz, issues of interest to peasants, particularly the
issue of an increase in prices of agricultural foodstuffs, were
discussed. The local peasants highlighted the problem of lack of
agricultural machinery: in their opinion, the machinery available
is not enough to carry out agricultural work, whereas that at their
disposal is too old. The minister promised that the problem will be
solved within a month. According to him, 25 units of new agricultural
machinery will be allocated to the Armavir regional administration,
which will distribute the equipment to local communities. The regional
governor Albert Heroyan expressed confidence that the peasant is
the best producer. According to him, in recent years the peasants
managed to overcome all the difficulties and today they are able to
organize agricultural activities efficiently. He said the prices of
agricultural foodstuffs will grow year after year. Last year purchasing
organizations bought 1 kg of tomato for 22 drams, whereas this year
they purchase it for 28 drams.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress