The state is ready to help farmers with seedlings - Arthur Mikvabia

Sukhum. August 7. Apsnypress. Prime Minister was told by scholars that essential oil crop production has a great future in the country because products processing of raw materials has a wide range of usage. 

According to the head of the department of oilseeds in Agricultural Research Institute ANA Lyudmila Tarba, this branch of agriculture was evolved in Abkhazia in 1937. As a result of breeding have been bred varieties of  the famous Pink geranium of Sukhum with a lot of its hybrids, such as Pelargonium Rozeum №7 and №21, with high yield of essential oil - 0.4%. Also, the department saved seed fund of basil, jasmine grandiflora, globius eucalyptus and other oilseeds. 

In this regard in the near future NII plans to restore and run the appropriate processing plant of vegetable raw materials. 

"Thanks to the experts, they have managed to keep the samples and seed fund of essential oil crops. It is necessary to run its manufacturing again", - said Arthur Mikvabia. 

Prime Minister instructed scientists and experts of the Ministry of Agriculture to analyze the situation in the field of agriculture and develop a routine of agricultural areas, which will be included in the overall development program of Agriculture. For this purpose it will be created a special working group. In addition, Prime Minister Artur Mikvabia discussed with experts the prospects of growing perennial garden plants, visited the production of dried persimmon, loquat, plums and other fruits. 

Speaking to scientists, prime minister dealt with the use of a pilot plant production experience and the creation of such shops, as well as shops on processing agricultural products throughout the territory of Abkhazia. "If we create such production, the peasants will have an opportunity to sell there their own products", - said Mikvabia. - The government is also ready to help the farmers with seedlings. Let them to develop gardens ". 

Prime minister said that at these experimental sites is developing technology of integrated approach - research and application, combined with all-round support of the state - to the development of specific agricultural areas. Thus Arthur Mikvabia stressed the need to reform taxation in this sector. "It is time to create a new system under which farmers are exempted from taxes, the tax burden should be borne processors of agricultural products", - said the head of government.