The wheat harvest in Nagorno-Karabakh is almost complete. July 18, more than 127 000 tonnes of wheat had been harvested in the territory of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh is the “breadbasket” of Armenia.
The annual wheat consumption is close to 400 000 tonnes, with production in Armenia about 260 000 tons, self-sufficiency is almost assured. Nagorno-Karabakh still encounter some difficulties for rapid storage of the wheat crop that mobilizes a large part of the population.
The mills are also in full swing. Nagorno-Karabakh could produce more wheat if some fields were not mined or placed in a hazardous area in the firing vision enemy.
Krikor Amirzayan