Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Technical Assistance for implementation...
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Up to 700 farmers, agronomists and extension specialists participated in the Pruning Festival organized by EU and FAO, under the EU4Business programme. To increase the productivity and quality of fruit trees and grape vines, FAO experts, both local and international, answered the basic questions through field demonstrations - what to...
Georgia prepares for the UN Food Systems Summit
20 April 2021
20 April 2021
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Georgia is getting ready for the UN Food Systems Summit, scheduled for September 2021. UN agencies, represented in Georgia, including FAO, support Georgian government in the preparation process for the summit. The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Giorgi Khanishvili and the UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia,...
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The development of the agricultural sector in Georgia is tightly linked to the competences of the agronomists in the country. Six young agronomy students and undergraduates from four Georgian regions were chosen under the EU-supported FAO project under ENPARD III, to join the paid internship programme and enhance their skills...
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The First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Giorgi Khanishvili has participated in the online information sharing meeting between the representatives of the ministry and FAO in Georgia. The meeting covered FAO's ongoing projects implemented in Georgia, as well as future plans and goals.
Giorgi Khanishvili thanked the...
European Investment Bank’s (EIB) President Werner Hoyer: “I have been profoundly impressed by Georgia’s agriculture”
02 March 2021
02 March 2021
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During his mission to Georgia, Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) joined Mr Levan Davitashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) and Mr Javier Sanz Alvarez, Coordinator of EU-FAO Projects, visited Jighaura Agricultural Scientific-Research Center. President Hoyer visited two newly constructed screenhouses with the...