DRAFT LAW ON TOTAL STOCK-TAKING OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED

Noyan Tapan
Aug 22 2006

YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Statistical Service
and the RA Ministry of Agriculture have jointly developed the draft
law on total stock-taking of agriculture, Head of the RA National
Statistical Service Stepan Mnatsakanian stated at the August 22
press conference. In response to a question of NT correspondent,
he said the draft law was developed with the assistance of the
International Food Organization in line with a number of similar laws
of EU countries. According to S. Mnatsakanian, the draft law on total
stock-taking of agriculture is now at the stage of interdepartmental
discussion and will be submitted to the RA government by late
2006. According to S. Mnatsakanian, there are 339 thousand farms in
Armenia. The stock-taking of agricultural capacities was, for the
first and last time, done in 1920.