AMD 558mln to be allocated from RA state budget for purchase of elite wheat seedsJuly 8, 2010 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the July 8 sitting, the RA government decided to allocate AMD 558mln from the RA state budget for purchase of elite wheat seeds from foreign and local producers. The program will provide with the opportunity to expand cultivation areas until 2014, bringing them to 115,000-120,000 ha. Meanwhile, the country’s provision with own wheat will increase from 37% to 55%. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that high-quality wheat seeds have not been imported to Armenia for several years. “Now the government has allocated a significant sum for the development of seed farming for the first time, expecting that it will be possible to produce 3,000t of seeds in Armenia in the near future. It will secure the demand for cereal seeds in 3-4 years,” noted Sargsyan. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |