“Ordinary shopping has turned into a hunt” |

Residents say they are suffering from food shortages

“The main store in Stepanakert (Armenians call Khankendi this way – ed.) food it has become difficult to find food, it is rare to see milk and eggs on the shelves, and not every family can buy meat”, – local residents “Caucasian knot”he spoke.

“Kavkazski Uzel” writes that Azerbaijanis blockaded Lachin corridor on December 12. This corridor is called “Highland Karabakh“is the only way that connects with the outside world. The blockade caused food shortages. On January 8, the power of the so-called republic due to food shortages child decided to stop the work of his gardens. On January 11, about 7 thousand child child He could not go to kindergarten and kindergarten.

The site writes that the food shortage is also “Highland Karabakh” led to the introduction of the voucher system. In the first phase, sunflower oil, pasta, rice, sugar and buckwheat will be given with the coupon. Residents can buy coupons from January 17 20will be able to use

The article states that “Highland Karabakh“stores bought food from the state reserve fund – sugar, oil and pasta products were sold.

“Although food is available to everyone, it is brought in limited quantities, one kilogram per person”, – on the evening of January 11, regional information from the headquarters to the “Caucasian knot”. news they gave

The employee of the headquarters noted that there are queues in stores due to the shortage. The local authorities hope that the voucher system will help ensure a proportionate distribution of food among residents. A regulatory commission was established to control the price of products. This commission will check all shops and trading points every day, both in the capital and in the regions. The operational headquarters created by the “Committee on Nagorno-Karabakh and Housing Issues” develops the order of purchase.

“January 20five types of food will be released for sale with coupons: pasta, buckwheat, rice, sugar and oil,” said Armen Mangasaryan, head of the Committee on Housing Issues. According to him, the authorities issue two types of paper vouchers: for oil, which will be given to one liter per month per person, regardless of age, and for the remaining four types of food – which will be given in 500-gram portions with a limit of one kilogram per person per month.

The local authority counts the number of people living in communities for the implementation of the voucher system, and the obtained information is placed in a special electronic database. Special points will be opened for giving food in reserve with coupons.

“20 it is planned to open such a point in Stepanakert (Khankendi), and two such points will be put into use in each district center. Village residents will be able to buy food in their stores with coupons. Food with a coupon will be given upon presentation of a passport; the system also includes foreigners stuck in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the blockade,” the official noted.

“There are queues in the shops due to the shortage, although basic food items cannot be found at the counters yet,” residents of “Dagliq Karabakh” say.

“The saleswomen in the stores have an expression that I remember from my childhood and youth: they look at the desperate men with pity and say, like in the Soviet era: “No smoking. I don’t even know when it will happen,” Lusine Petrosyan, a resident of Stepanakert (Khankendi), told the reporter of “Kavkazski Uzel”.

He said the stores were out of basic food, but promised that rice, pasta, powdered sugar, buckwheat and vegetable oil would soon appear on the shelves – to sell one kilogram per person. Locally produced pelmen are on sale, and they are sold by the kilogram per person. “Precautions at home will probably be enough. When we bought food for reserve, we became the object of people’s laughter, – now they are in trouble, it is difficult for them to come,” said the woman.

“On January 11, there was no basic food in Stepanakert (Khankendi),” says local resident Anna Akopyan. According to him, many stores have sour cream, some sell masun, instead of milk and curd, people are almost hand-to-hand – these foods are brought once a day at different times, and they are bought immediately. “It is impossible to find fat with cheese,” he added.

“People say that they have been able to find, for example, pasta, but I have not been able to buy it personally, although I often go to the shops. On the counters there are foods that were not sold so much before: for example, expensive olive oil, funchoza, exotic sauces and spices. There are marinades and pickles on sale, but we also supply them at home in the first months of autumn. In addition, we also cook jam, so factory there is no demand for those produced, although they have already started buying those foods,” the woman told the reporter of “Kavkazski Uzel”.
According to Akopyan, there was a shortage of egg yolks, which caused long queues. Recently, he stood in line for two hours to buy ten eggs. A milk truck has appeared in the city, but it doesn’t come at the same time, so people don’t know where and when the milk is delivered.

“If we suddenly get lucky and meet him, we should have a bowl with us. Ordinary shopping has turned into a hunt. We should always be in touch with our acquaintances living in different regions so that we know where and what kind of food is sold. For example, we can stop and go to the other side of the city to buy food, but this does not mean that we will be able to buy the food we want, because everything disappears in an instant,” Anna finished.

In the city’s central market, where women sell carrots and jengyalov-specific green carrots, the assortment has changed. According to Liana Movesyan, a resident of Stepanakert (Khankendi), due to the shortage of potatoes, women are now preparing koke with nuts. Locally produced nut is still available in shops and markets. Kurkutu (wheat semolina) as well. “There is still jengyalov khas, although now it contains seven types of greens instead of 17,” he said.

There are chickens for sale, so there is a local poultry factory in Karabakh.

“The main thing is to have combined feed for chickens – then the factory will be able to work. Beef and pork are also available in the market and in the store, but not everyone can afford it every time. Moreover, it should be taken into account that its use has increased against the background of vegetable scarcity. “Vegetables – potatoes, onions – are now included in the diet of only those whose relatives live in the village,” Liana told the correspondent of “Kavkazsky Uzel”.
The woman added that candy and other sweets are gradually disappearing in stores – only gift boxes can be found on the shelves.

The site writes that Narine Karapetyan, a resident of Stepanakert (Khankendi) in her private bakery bread bakes and employees distribute those breads to different stores. His enterprise is still able to function – flour is given to bakeries by the government to provide bread to the residents.

“Today (January 11) we bought 20 bags of flour, salt and yeast, this food will last for two days. Our bakery is not big. They told us that there will be no problem with flour,” Narine told the correspondent of “Kavkazski Uzel”.
The Karapetyan family has a private house with a small garden. They make preserves at home from the harvest they harvest every day.

“Because of this, we still have something to eat, but I personally know many families who are in serious trouble. For example, my employees are in a very bad situation: one’s husband has lost his job, he is a driver, and because of the blockade, he cannot make the Stepanakert-Yerevan flights. The other’s husband is engaged in car repair, but spare parts cannot be brought from Armenia, and he is unemployed. “My workers do not earn enough to support their families: it is possible to buy only meat, which is too expensive for daily needs,” the woman added.