The Villager is being Robbed: Hrach Berberyan Alerts
In Shirak, Ararat, Armavir Provinces wheat is bought from the villager for AMD 110-120, and in Vardenis it reached to AMD 90, about which we’re rather concerned. Hrach Berberyan, president of Armenia’s Agrarian-Rural Union, told 168.am about this at the meeting with farmers of Vardenis.
He stated that mood of the people in Vardenis is very bad, “These people have worked throughout the whole year. At that time milk was cheaply bought from the villager, and now, wheat. The villager isn’t protected by law, and processing enterprises warm their hands on account of him. Commissions meant for protection of the villager, don’t solve any issue, just the contrary, they support those robbing the villager.”
Hrach Berberyan noticed how it turns, that 1kg bread is sold by AMD 450, and wheat is purchased so cheaply, “Processing enterprises get superprofit on account of the villager. Price for bread shouldn’t exceed AMD 250, however, they sell for AMD 450-500. Organized robbery of the villager is taking place.
They take for a cheap price and sell for a higher price to the citizen. If there is a proper approach, there won’t be any issue regarding storage.”
He stressed, if they were obtaining superprofit, let them pay taxes to the state, or not to buy grapes from the villager for AMD 50-80, but for AMD 200, “We observe serious threat regarding storage of grapes, as of today money for the previous year hasn’t been paid. I’m not even speaking of the stated fake numbers.” In his words another ridiculous fact is existent as well,
“In this semester we imported 7800 tons of tomato paste to the Republic, which is simply unacceptable. We state serious numbers of storage, export, however, it’s a fact, that we import tomato paste.”
By Razmik Martirosyan
