YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA ministry of agriculture is currently carrying out work on creation of a collection-garden of grapes. The head of the ministry's plant growing development and plant protection department Garnik Petrosian said at the November 8 press conference that about 42 million drams (129 thousand dollars) is necessary for it. 3 million drams was allocated for the preliminary work of planting this garden in 2007, another 5 million drams will be allocated in 2008. "As a result, we will have a grapes collection-garden covering an area of 2.5 ha where our old sorts will be restored and preserved," G. Petrosian said. According to him, starting from 2009, fruit collection-gardens, including apricot ones, will be created. In the words of G. Petrosian, 900 tons of apricot, 500 tons of cherry and 500 tons of peach was exported from Armenia in January-November of this year.

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