  128 thous. tons of meat produced in Armenia in 2011 March 3, 2012 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Consumers' Association NGO head said that drop in meat production was recoreded in Armenia in 2008-2009 amid global financial crisis. According to Armen Poghosyan, Armenia imports agricultural product as the local is not sufficient. “2011 saw 128 thous. tons of meat production in Armenia, the index grossed 117 thous. tons in 2007. With only with 3 % growth recorded in three years, local demands can’t be met,” Poghosyan said on March 3. 11 thousand tons of cattle, 6 thousand tons of pork and 280.5 kg of mutton were imported to Armenia over the past year.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
