  IMF recipes not acceptable for Armenian agriculture October 25, 2010 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The annual production of grains in Armenia totals 360 thousand tons while the demand exceeds 700 thousand tons, with 120 thousand ha remaining uncultivated, said Vazgen Safaryan, head of the committee on financial and economic affairs at the RA Public Council. “Farmers have to pay for irrigation water, although the government could exempt the residents of near-border regions from taxes. We want to make money on everything. However, the state should make investments in agriculture to get results,” Safaryan said, adding that IMF recipes are not acceptable Armenia. As to prices for potato, he said the rise in prices may be avoided only in case a certain amount of potato is imported.   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
