Georgia’s fertile soil and favorable climate support production of a wide variety of high‐value agricultural products including grapes, potatoes, maize, wheat and more. Climate change, reduction of crop productivity, decreasing natural resources, weak infrastructure challenge the development of the agricultural sector. Despite these constraints and a declining contribution to the GDP, agriculture remains a vital sector, engaging about 40 percent of the workforce, mostly self-employed individuals.   

In recent years, the Georgia has experienced a shift towards digitalization of its agri-food sector through adoption of Strategy for the Agricultural Development of Georgia 2015–2020 and the Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development 2021–2027 supported by the EU, UNDP, and FAO that aim to modernize agriculture through technology and innovation. FAO's role in digitizing Georgia's agricultural sector has been significant, with its support provided to conduct the Assessment on Digitalization of Agriculture in Georgia, development and integration of Food Price Monitoring Tool (FPMA), National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), Automated System for Data Collection and Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Management System (Locust PMS), and more. Additionally, through its Digital Villages Initiative, FAO aims to propel digital transformation in a pilot rural community in Georgia.