NKR: Promising Agricultural Programme

PROMISING AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
December 08, 2009

The NKR Government has made an attempt of collective land cultivation
in the zone of Amaras. The today’s conference, convoked by the NKR
Prime Minister Ara Haroutynyan, in which the Minister of Agriculture
Armo Tsatryan, heads of Martouni and Askeran regional administrations,
heads of agricultural divisions, community heads and property owners
being in possession of land in Amaras zone participated, was dedicated
to proceeding of this programme and further deeds.

This agricultural programme, which is under implementation in 1300
hectares of hailed territories promises good results, the Prime
Minister announced. Instead of rendering material or financial
compensation, a task was set to cultivate the damaged arable lands in
the best way by means of state companies, to receive a big harvest with
the aim of rendering it to property owners in corresponding shares.

At the same time it pursues an aim to set a good land cultivation
example and spread it in other zones of the Republic as well.

A.Haroutyunyan stated with heavy hart that land users conduct poor
quality cultivation, in strictly economic mode. The new experience
will allow to achieve incomparable crop capacity, and property owners
must hold an interest in it, the Prime Minister emphasized. It is
necessary that they become safe partners to companies entrusted with
land cultivation; assist in reaching the anticipated results. At
present stage the land users’ duty is to combat breeding of weeds and
field pests in arable lands. It is necessary to take strong measures
towards the land users disregarding these obligations,- the head of
the Government notified.

At the conference, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture
gave clarifications to those present with regard to issues arousing
their interest.