Armenian Government Considers Japanese-Government-Funded Program of Assistance for Poor Armenian Farmers

YEREVAN, July 24. /ARKA/. On Thursday, Armenian Government considered the Japanese-government-funded program of assistance for poor Armenian farmers.

Under this program, Japanese Government grants 170 million yen for purchasing agricultural equipment.

Agriculture Minister Aramayis Grigoryan said that eight grants totaling 2.44 billion yen have already been provided under this program.

He said this money has been spent for purchasing 72,500 tons of fertilizers, 58 combines and 276 tractors.—0--