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Armenian Minister Urges Protesting Farmers to Rob Winery Owner’s House
As the conversation went on, however, Arakelyan began offering the protesters alternative ways of settling the issue. The minister, for example, proposed that...Read More »
Armenia’s Prime Minister Avoids Meeting With Protesting Grape Farmers
Harutyunyan, who is still owed AMD 1 705 000 by the local Vinar winery, told Epress.am that after the rally he managed only to speak with culture minister Armen Amiryan...Read More »
Armenian Grape Farmers Still Waiting on Payment for 2015 Produce
They gave some money to a few of the farmers sometime before the new year; mainly to those who are not owed that much. I, on the other hand, haven't been paid anything...Read More »
Armenia’s Government Will Not Cover Winery’s Debt to Grape Farmers
During their last meeting with agriculture minister Ignati Arakelyan, the official hinted that the villagers were to demand their money from those whom they have given their grapes...Read More »
Armenia’s Agriculture Ministry Finally Acknowledges Grape Farmers Are Being Deceived
Note, grape farmers from the village of Kaghtrashen in Armenia’s Ararat province – who after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015 had to sell their grapes... Read More »
Armenian Grape Farmers Continue Fruitlessly to Demand Pay for Last Year’s Produce
Unconvinced by the deputy minister's promises that the debt would be repaid by the end of December, the protesters continued to demand a meeting with the prime minister...Read More »
Unpaid Grape Farmers to Demand Payment from Prime Minister
This year, according to Zakaryan, none of the Kaghtsrashen farmers sold even a kilogram of grapes to the winery. “The harvest this year was not as rich; some of the farmers sold their produce to exporting companies....Read More »
Armenian Farmer Says He’d Sooner Throw Grapes Away Than Sell to Wineries
The farmer added that he intended to sell this season's 3-4 tonnes of produce at the market and throw whatever is left away. “Throwing away is more profitable than [selling to wineries],” Zakaryan said...Read More »
Winery Pays Part of Armenian Farmers’ Debt, Promises to Cover Rest by Month-End
He added, however, that vinegrowers have learned not to trust Vinar's promises; “They've been saying the same thing for six months now, so we try not to be very hopeful and wait for the end of the week...Read More »
Armenian Farmers Face Yet Another Payment Delay
He added that the farmers gather every day at the village centre to discuss further action: “We discuss possibilities of what can be done; but the country is in a state of war, so our voices will never be heard...Read More »