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On 22 November 2018, members of the Working Group on Agricultural Extension (WGE) introduced the results of the Training Needs Assessment for extension offices; presented the recently created online library of agricultural extension materials; discussed a monitoring and evaluation framework for extension, as well as the status of implementation of...

Breeding livestock, producing crops and household goods, fetching water and firewood, housework, cooking for family, looking after children, the elderly and sick members of the family – this is the short list of the rural women’s obligations in Georgia. However, women’s contribution to the agricultural production remains invisible and under-recognized,...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia celebrated World Food Day with Georgian government officials, ambassadors, international organizations, non-governmental and private sectors and academia. This year, World Food Day aimed to remind the international community of its fundamental...

FAO and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) held a meeting to introduce an action plan for achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2018-20. The action plan was prepared under the technical assistance project which FAO implements in Georgia. The project aims to develop the capacity of the ministry...

Gender, agriculture and rural development in Georgia - was the main topic of discussion at the meeting where FAO brought together all the stakeholders andimplementing partners of the EU-supported European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD). The participants talked about the existing gender inequalities in agriculture, their causes, and...