The milk production should be not only homemade but also should be produced by large companies as far as the Armenian cattle-breeding has all the grounds for progress, told today the director of sociological center “Sociometer” Aharon Adibekyan.

According to him the cheese and the dairy food may become a “white gold” for Armenia because there are unique geographical conditions for development of that field. Armenia has all the possibilities to produce Swiss “Emental” cheese the kilogram of which costs 50-60 dollars. Besides that there are some types of Armenian cheese that are very famous in Europe, like “Lori”, “Chanakh”, “Chechil”, Adibekyan believes.

“Official approach is needed in this sphere. The state should promote the cheese production by providing them cheaper credits in order to export our cheese,” Adibekyan said and added that the companies who export their goods should have corresponding certificates which will cost them 100 to 150 thousand dollars.

“The state support here is very important. The taste of Armenian cheese does not yield to any other country’s cheese. However, we are not presenting our production to the world. It’s high time to turn from importing country to exporting one,” he said.