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Editor of the famous Austrian edition Kronen Zeitung, Gregor Brandl and the representatives of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) and FAO visited project sites and beneficiaries of the Agricultural and Rural Development Project supported by Austria. The delegation visited Tkotsa village in Shida Kartli where the community support schemes were implemented....

Launch of the second National Agrarian Olympiad was announced today. The competitions aims to promote the agricultural sector and agrarian education, raise awareness among young people on different agricultural fields, create a qualified mechanism for professional knowledge evaluation and endorse informal education in agriculture.  The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr....

A two-day workshop focusing on Conservation Agriculture was organized under the ENPARD Programme by the EU and FAO. Farmers and producers from Gori and Kareli municipalities, who want to improve their production using environmental friendly and cost-saving agricultural practices, attended the event. FAO international expert talked about the principles, practices and...

Standing on a small, wooden watchtower in the middle of the Alazani Valley, surrounded by the Caucasus Mountains on one side and endless fields on the other, Shota Begiashvili recalls the nights he has spent here alone, ever since he was 10, “watching the cows.’’ Growing up as a farmer’s son,...

The past two years have been a watershed, profoundly transforming all spheres of our lives. Fortunately, science has helped us better understand and cope with the challenges brought about by COVID-19. Meanwhile, we also witnessed how the pandemic affected production, trade, logistics and the consumption of goods – including food...