YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is not supplied with high-quality seeds, and the RA ministry of agriculture is taking steps in this direction, the head of the ministry's plant growing development and plant protection department Garnik Petrosian said at the November 8 press conference. According to him, private economic entities are mainly engaged in seed growing in Armenia, and they need serious assistance. With this aim the ministry has prepared the 2007-2011 program on development of seed growing, which has been approved by the government. The department head informed those present that this year farms engaged in seed production have received subsidies of about 36 million drams (about 107 thousand dollars). In 2008, this amount will be increased, with the total annual cost of the program making about 105 million drams. At the end of the program - in 2011, the country will be fully supplied with high-quality seeds of grain cultured plants. It was mentioned that 60 tons of "super elite" autimn sowing wheat seeds and 15 tons of spring sowing barley seeds will be imported under the same program this year.

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