Armenian president visits new complex of Arax poultry farm in Armavir province
07.04.2011,
21:05
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan visited today the new complex of Arax poultry farm in the framework of his working visit to Armavir province.
YEREVAN, 7 until April / ARKA /. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan visited today the new complex of Arax poultry farm in the framework of his working visit to Armavir province.
Accompanied by agriculture minister Sergo Karapetyan, the governor of Armavir province Ashot Ghahramanyan and poultry farm owner Khachik Khachatryan, who is a parliament member, the president toured the factory and was told about the production process.
The chief veterinarian of the poultry factory, Agassi Bagdasaryan, told reporters that the farm used to breed parent hens directly on its territory, but to avoid various diseases the complex was built. In 2010 summer the company bought about 40 hectares of land in the village Arevshat and construction started in November 2010.
Baghdasaryan said $6 million have been invested in the farm, including a $ 4.5 million loan. According to him, these investments will enable the poultry farm to produce from 5 to 5.5 million chickens a year and produce about 6,000 tons of poultry meat. The company plans also to invest another $4.5 million in the construction of another farm to grow parent stock and four more farms to preserve and increase the capacity of the incubation plant. The work is scheduled to begin in 2012.
This will create 50 new jobs and production of chicken meat will grow to 11,000 tons, or 65% of the domestic demand for chicken meat.
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Accompanied by agriculture minister Sergo Karapetyan, the governor of Armavir province Ashot Ghahramanyan and poultry farm owner Khachik Khachatryan, who is a parliament member, the president toured the factory and was told about the production process.
The chief veterinarian of the poultry factory, Agassi Bagdasaryan, told reporters that the farm used to breed parent hens directly on its territory, but to avoid various diseases the complex was built. In 2010 summer the company bought about 40 hectares of land in the village Arevshat and construction started in November 2010.
Baghdasaryan said $6 million have been invested in the farm, including a $ 4.5 million loan. According to him, these investments will enable the poultry farm to produce from 5 to 5.5 million chickens a year and produce about 6,000 tons of poultry meat. The company plans also to invest another $4.5 million in the construction of another farm to grow parent stock and four more farms to preserve and increase the capacity of the incubation plant. The work is scheduled to begin in 2012.
This will create 50 new jobs and production of chicken meat will grow to 11,000 tons, or 65% of the domestic demand for chicken meat.
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