Agriculture in Armenia enters crisis

In Armenia, a decline in agriculture is celebrated, Armenian media reports.

Following the results of last year, agricultural production in Armenia decreased by 1.1%, reaching 933 billion 2 million drams. At the same time, the main recession is recorded in the branches of crop production and forestry.

According to the Committee of Statistics of Armenia, last year gross products of agriculture and fisheries in the republic amounted to 977 billion 327 million drams, which, compared with 2020, less than 1%.

“Officially, the volume of crop production amounted to 469 billion 442 million 700 drams. This is 3.1% less than in 2020. Instead, the livestock sector grew by 0.8%, and the decline in forestry was 25.9 %, “write Armenian media.