YEREVAN. – Crop of grain imported from Russia last year will have delighted results, Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan told during his visit to the Gegharkunik region in Armenia on Wednesday.

An unprecedented rich crop is expected from every hectare. High quality of crop is also expected from elite seeds of barley, press service of the Ministry informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“I cannot hide my delight. Recently Gegharkunik region, that produced bread richly, had poor crop. Now it is expected that the crop will increase by minimum of 20 percent. This lays the basis for expansion of cultivated areas in the region,” the minister said.

The Governor of Gegharkunik Nver Poghosyan said that current 42,000 hectares sowing lands will be expanded to 73,000 hectares. The Minister added that Armenia will continue to import high-quality seeds from Russia for next three years.