Domestic production of wheat seeds will help lower import-dependency
Today’s cabinet sitting approved the 2010-2014 wheat seed-growing development program of the Republic of Armenia and authorized seeds imports. RA Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan was hosted at the government’s press center to comment on these decisions. The minister advised that earlier the government had allocated AMD 558 million for importing elite wheat seeds into Armenia. 950 tons of “Krasnodar-99” and some other highly-performing seeds of winter... more »