ArmInfo. Farms in Armenia, who suffered from hail, mud, drought and frost during the year, will receive assistance in the form of cancellation of arrears for land and irrigation taxes. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan at a government meeting on August 3.According to the prime minister, the government should render assistance to the villagers, who suffered from natural disasters.
In this connection, the head of the government instructed the Minister of Agriculture Ignaty Arakelyan and the Minister of Territorial Administration and Development David Lokyan, the Chairman of the State Water Management Committee Arsen Harutyunyan, and the regional governors to take the necessary steps in a month's time so that farmers who suffered damage from natural disasters in 80 % And more, cede land tax and irrigation fees, as well as amounts for the purchase of seeds provided under state programs.
Earlier, Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Ignaty Arakelyan asked whether compensation will be given to the communities affected by the hail, said that the financial damage in agriculture or the lost profit due to natural and climatic conditions for 2016 is estimated at 32-36 billion drams. "Therefore, until the insurance system is introduced in Armenia, there will not be an opportunity to compensate for it, nor will it be possible to talk about a more comfortable life for farmers," the minister said, adding that a pilot agricultural insurance program has been launched in Armenia in 2018 And installation of anti-hail networks.
