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The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the world, forcing people to change their daily routines and adapt to the new reality. In many countries, the crisis also undermined food security. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly 690 million people did not have access to adequate food in 2019,...

New FAO initiative in Georgia will support the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia to tackle increasing locust outbreaks in the country. One-year project entitled ``Preparedness and Emergency Response to Locust Infestations in Georgia`` aims to secure livelihoods, feed and food security of the populations living in locust...

The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have awarded 84 matching grants with a total amount of three million GEL to Georgian farmers in 2020. As part of the country support programmes through the pandemic, grant support for the Georgian agriculture sector...

The updated Animal Identification and Traceability System (AITS), which records information regarding large and small ruminants and their keepers all around the country, is now fully operational. The animal identification and registration program has been accessible in Georgia since 2012. However, from 2015, as a co-founded financial endeavour of the Swiss...

More than 30 field training sessions for up to 200 farmers in four different communities of Georgia have been conducted by FAO and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). FAO agronomists focused on delivering best agricultural knowledge to strengthen the capacities of the farmers. The training sessions conducted from August to November...