MFA_Report_on_the_occupied_territories_March_2016_1
MFA_Report_on_the_occupied_territories_March_2016_1
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“Kataro” wine producti<strong>on</strong> facility in Tugh village of <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong><br />
Kohjavand district<br />
│Photo from www.hetq.am│21 May 2014<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong> facility of <strong>the</strong> “Stepanakert Brandy Factory CJSC”<br />
│Photo from www.hetq.am│10 December 2014<br />
(Est<strong>on</strong>ia), “Artsakh-Italy OJSC” (Italy), Yerevan-registered SAS <strong>on</strong>line supermarket and Yerevan<br />
City supermarket chain of Armenia.<br />
“Mkrtumian LLC” company, operating producti<strong>on</strong> facility near Khankandi, exports products<br />
under <strong>the</strong> “Artsakh Berry” brand. In 2014, <strong>the</strong> company is said to have processed some 80 t<strong>on</strong>s<br />
of vegetables. 311 There are o<strong>the</strong>r producers of a smaller size, like <strong>the</strong> “Kataro” wine producti<strong>on</strong><br />
facility in Tugh village in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> Khojavand district, which exports its products to Armenia<br />
and Russia. 312<br />
The Armenia-registered Lousakert Ltd. is operating <strong>the</strong> poultry factory in <strong>the</strong> Khojavand district.<br />
The factory m<strong>on</strong>opolizes <strong>the</strong> poultry processing market in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> <strong>territories</strong>. Every m<strong>on</strong>th<br />
some 23,000 to 27,000 chicks reportedly raised in incubators in Georgia are brought <strong>the</strong>re to be<br />
raised. The company has an annual turnover of $2 milli<strong>on</strong>. Poultry products are mostly sold in<br />
local markets and in Armenia’s Syunik district. 313<br />
The Armenia-registered Masis Tobacco Ltd., which is part of <strong>the</strong> Grand Holding Inc., established<br />
a tobacco collecti<strong>on</strong> centre with capacity of 200 hectares of raw material in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> town<br />
of Khojaly. It collects tobacco from 75 hectares of tobacco plantati<strong>on</strong>s that are being cultivated<br />
in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> <strong>territories</strong>, including <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> parts of <strong>the</strong> Aghdam district. In order to<br />
stimulate tobacco farming, Masis Tobacco Ltd. provides seedlings to <strong>the</strong> growers, assists with<br />
labour costs and diesel fuel expenses. Tobacco farming is water intense enterprise and, in order<br />
to help spur development of <strong>the</strong> tobacco farming sector, old artesian wells are reopened. 314<br />
In June 2014, <strong>on</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> owners of Grand Holding Inc. Karen Vardanyan said that “[w]e will<br />
Armenia’s “Grand Holding Inc.” cultivates tobacco in <strong>the</strong> ccupied<br />
<strong>territories</strong>, including in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> part of <strong>the</strong> Aghdam district<br />
│Photo from www.hetq.am│25 November 2014<br />
Tobacco plantati<strong>on</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> <strong>occupied</strong> <strong>territories</strong> of Azerbaijan<br />
│Photo by Alvard Grigoryan│www.kavkaz-uzel.ru<br />
│ 23 November 2014<br />
311<br />
See “The Prices for Flour Will Not Increase”, Artsakhtert.com, 22 July 2014, .<br />
312<br />
See “Made in Artsakh: Kataro Wine Breaks Into Armenian and Russian Markets”, Hetq.am, 21 May 2014, .<br />
313<br />
See “Artsakh Poultry Factory Director: ‘People are starting to prefer local produce’”, Hetq.am, 12 November 2014, .<br />
314<br />
See “The Ups and Downs of Tobacco Farming in Artsakh; This Year’s Drought Cut into Profits”, Hetq.am, 25 November 2014, .<br />
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