128 thous. tons of meat produced in Armenia in 2011March 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 David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |