It is necessary to explain meaning of cooperatives to farmers – says Agriculture Minister
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Agriculture Minister of Armenia Ignati Arakelyan connects the failure of agricultural cooperatives program in Armenia with the fact that the farmers don’t want to unite and work together, reports “Armenpress”.
The Minister said in order to move forward the program it is necessary to explain the farmers the advantage of cooperatives, what benefits they can receive in case of working together.
“If they want to work together, the agriculture will develop, otherwise, it will not develop no matter which Minister will come. The priority here is the farmer’s wish, but in order for him to have a wish for that, he must firstly understand what the talk is about”, the Minister said.
He said when the farmers are asked to “join the cooperatives” without explaining what it will give to them, it is a way to failure.
To the question what conditions the state has provided in order for farmers to be interested in joining the agricultural cooperatives, the Minister said there are state support programs that are available to all farmers who work in the cooperatives.