food

Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians were asked to estimate what percentage of their income is used for food and utilities. Overall, people in the Caucasus aren’t spending a lot on utilities. Food, on the other hand, uses up quite a bit of a family’s income. In all three countries, about half of all families spend more…

With the high level of poverty, it is not surprising that many Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians borrow money to buy food. In Armenia, the number of households that have to borrow money regularly has grown from 13% in 2007 to 31% in 2010. Nearly a third of all Armenian families borrow money MONTHLY to buy…