AMD 558mln to be allocated from RA state budget for purchase of elite wheat seeds

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.