Chechen agriculture is in crisis, official saysTimur Aliyev, North Caucasus – Agriculture in the Chechen Republic is in crisis, announced Aslambek Gamayev, chairman of the State Council's Agriculture Commission at a recent meeting on economic issues.
He stated that during inspections the commission came to the conclusion that the economic situation of farms in Chechnya was “lamentable.” “This year was especially bad as productivity of cornfields fell sharply. As of September 1 only 84 per cent were harvested and the crop is half as low as it was last year.”
One of the main reasons for this, he pointed out, is an insufficient amount of fuel and lubricating oil available to the farms, which only fulfills half of their needs.
And because of insufficient deliveries, farmers are forced to buy fuel and oil from private sources at higher prices, which further deepens the economic crisis. “Farm managers then must resort to paying their employees in farm produce,” Gamayev stressed.
Another problem is the reconstruction delays in industrial facilities in Chechnya, e.g. the Grozny milk combine, the Argun baking and sugar plants, and the Naursky wine plant. “Construction companies also complain about the lack of money,” Gamayev added.
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