RURAL ECONOMY MUST BE CONDUCTED PROFESSIONALLY
NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
November 13, 2009
A number of agricultural issues were discussed during the conference,
convened today by the NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan, at which
the most responsible representatives of the republic, heads of regional
administrations and managers of agricultural divisions were present.
The Minister of Agriculture Armo Tsatryan, first submitted information
on the results of bread grain harvesting. It was mentioned that an
average grain crop capacity formed 15, 5 centners from a hectare,
and the maize – 25.9 centners.
In view of a low crop productivity, the Prime Minister A.Haroutyunyan
complained, accentuating at unsatisfactory specialized activity
of agricultural divisions. He charged the heads of regional
administrations with a task to replenish rural divisions with
specialists, in case of necessity, and to provide the farmers with
purposeful consultations. With this in view the Minister of Agriculture
will render the needed assistance. According to A.Haroutyunyan’s
words, further state assistance will be rendered only to the farmers,
conducting land cultivation fully in compliance with land cultivation
rules. It is anticipated that qualitative cultivators will be rendered
credits without pawn.
The Minister of Agriculture informed that by today more than 30
thousand hectares of land are sown. The Prime Minister recommended to
take advantage of favourable weather and to sow the under crop areas
(more than 45 thousand hectares) within the next few days.
Special conversation was conducted in concern with plant pests
combating. It was reported that for extermination of rodents and
plant pests purposeful measures are being realized. The head of the
Government demanded that the competent circles conduct combat in
proper order and to complete the first stage of it by December 15.
At the conference, issues of obtaining qualitative chemical
weed-killers, chemical fertilizers, and maize seeds were touched upon.
In this connection, the Prime Minister assigned corresponding
instructions.
At the end of the conference, brief information concerning credit
repayment proceeding was announced. It was stated that at present
about 80 percent of the credits are repaid. A.Haroutyunyan instructed
to undertake necessary measures for successful continuation of the
process.