RA agriculture minister: Economic growth fixed in agriculture

2008-09-13 16:18:00

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a working meeting with
Armenian Minister of Agriculture Aramais Grigoryan, Saturday, the
presidential press-service told ArmInfo.

The minister told the president about the current state of agriculture
in Armenia. According to the minister, 6.9% economic growth is observed
in the sphere of agriculture, 9.8% growth in plant growing and 4.4% in
cattle breeding. Grigoryan also told the president about the process of
harvest. Serzh Sargsyan instructed the minister to pay attention to the
work of processing enterprises and see that villagers get their salary
in time.

President Sargsyan also instructed the minister to continue the
activities related to the import of cattle, as well as to provide
villagers with seeds of elite sorts.