YEREVAN. – According to research carried out by experts, the vineyards and the fruit and berry plantations are increasing in Armenia, and this indicates the potential for the development of horticulture in the country.

The fruit and berry plantations in Armenia grew by 53 percent and the vineyards, by 33 percent in 2012, as compared to 2003. Such progress is probably due to the development of the processing industry in the country.

As per the businesses in this sector, horticulture in Armenia has great potential for development in the next five years, too.

Nonetheless, the productivity level in this sector is still quite low as compared with other countries in the region; this is primarily explained by the present-day low level in using technologies in this sector. It turns out that solely one-fifth of Armenia’s large farms make use of any relevant technology.