AREAS SOWN WITH CULTURED PLANTS INCREASE BY 700-800 HA THIS YEAR THANKS TO SUBSIDIZING PROGRAM

Noyan Tapan
Nov 8, 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the RA ministry of
agriculture has implemented a pilot subsidizing program in 15 Armenian
communities. The head of the ministry’s plant growing development and
plant protection department Garnik Petrosian said at the November 8
press conference that thanks to this program, areas sown with cultured
planst were increased by 700-800 ha in these communities as compared
with last year. According to him, lands of the total area of 4,948
ha were subsidized: 35 thousand drams (about 106 dollars) was given
for each hectare. 903 economic entities were included in the program.

G. Petrosian said that in 2008, it is envisaged to allocate over
1.6 billion drams for subsidizing – against 165 million drams in
2007. Under next year’s program, the number of beneficiaries will
make about 50 thousand, while the area of lands to be subsidized –
46 thousand ha.