Agriculture in Armenia

Cornelian cherries, figs, pears, peaches and apples sold at a market in Yerevan are among a few of Armenian agricultural products
Fertile volcanic soils allow cultivation of wheat and barley, as well as pasturage for sheep, goats, and horses.
A photograph of cotton pickers in Armenia in the 1930s: no cotton is grown in Armenia today.

Armenia has 2.1 million hectares of agricultural land, 72% of the country's land area. Most of this, however, is mountain pastures, and cultivable land is 480,000 hectares (452,900 hectares arable land, 27,300 hectares in orchards and vineyards), or 16% of the country's area. In 2006, 46% of the work force was employed in agriculture (up from 26% in 1991), and agriculture contributed 21% of the country's GDP.[1] In 1991 Armenia imported about 65 percent of its food.[2]

  1. ^ Statistical Yearbook 2007, Armenia National Statistical Service, Yerevan
  2. ^ Curtis, Glenn E. (1995). Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia : country studies (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-8444-0848-4. OCLC 31709972. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)