09:32, October 22, 2012
Visit the village of Odzoun in Armenia's northern province of Lori and you'll hear the locals point to the uncultivated fields as the main source of the community's deep-seated poverty.
Rafik Hovasapyan, one of the village's 5,600 residents, is a 76 year-old pensioner who says it's impossible for him to feed his family on the 28,000 AMD ($69) pension he gets every month.
There are 110 families receiving state assistance in Odzoun, a rural community that has abundant fertile lands for farming. But only 150 hectares of the total 1,500 are currently being planted with grains.
Many say this is why the price of bread is so expensive. Mr. Hovasapyan says that 1 kilo now costs 500 AMD.
Armenian News
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