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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding a three-day seminar at Geostat on SDG indicators under FAO custodianship. The objective of the workshop to increase awareness of these agricultural and environmental goals in the relevant institutions.  The 21 indicators of the global goals which are important for...

EU-funded and supported agricultural and rural development programmes in Georgia, including wine sector reform initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD), were the main topics of discussion during the high-profile meeting held on 14th...

The benefits of cooperation and opportunities for small and medium-sized dairy enterprises topped the agenda of the Second Caucasus Dairy Congress held in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, today.  The event, supported by the European Union and Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture, was the latest effort by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...

The National Statistics Office of Georgia has started a pilot survey on aquaculture holdings. This survey on aquacultures is a part of the “Strategic Plan for Agricultural, Environmental and Rural Statistics of Georgia 2016 – 2020” and will be the first of its kind in Georgia. Since fieldwork will be...

Prior to 2016, no country in the Caucasus or Central Asia had developed indicators to monitor sustainable forest management on a national level. Two years later, five countries – Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – are on board with a project from FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for...