Berberyan: Armenia’s agriculture unprepared to enter Russian market

Armenia’s agriculture is currently unprepared to enter the Russian market, the chairman of the Agrarian-Rural Union of Armenia Hrach Berberyan said today at a discussion about Armenia’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union.

In his opinion, Armenia should increase exports as Turkey may soon glut the Russian market.

The parliamentary deputy of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Levon Khachatryan shared Berberyan’s opinion, noting the necessity of investments for efficient organization of agricultural produce exports.

L. Khachatryan discussed other problems in agricultural sector, in particular the situation in Aragats village. “200 hectares of land are already contaminated in the village. The reason is that farmers are forced to use contaminated water of a hydropower plant because of the absence of irrigation water,” he said.