Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Technical Assistance for implementation...
Georgian farmers and policymakers now have a new and innovative tool at their fingertips. A new data source located at the farmer’s online portal – www.farmer.gov.ge – allows Georgians to monitor local prices for up to one hundred agricultural and food products in markets throughout the country. An online platform of statistics...
The findings are in from an FAO survey of livestock producers in Georgia. When analyzed, the numbers provide important insights into the country’s livestock sector.
The survey was conducted during the month of August 2017, to gather baseline data for a major FAO project on livestock traceability, financed by the Swiss...
Georgian dairy industry on the upswing
15 December 2017
15 December 2017
Growth in Georgia’s dairy industry is on the upswing, owing to an improving investment climate, good dairy farming conditions and strong demand for milk, cheese and other dairy products.
Still, some obstacles remain. Many of the country’s dairy farmers lack specific technical know-how to produce safe and high quality milk.
For the...
ENPARD stakeholders summarized agricultural and rural development projects implemented in Georgia
22 November 2017
22 November 2017
FAO brought together the stakeholders and implementing partners of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) for the 15th ENPARD stakeholders’ meeting. The gathering aimed to share the experiences acquired within the I Phase of the EU supported ENPARD programme.
The meeting was opened and chaired by Mr. Nodar...
FAO and the Government of Georgia held an awareness-raising workshop about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Nodar Kereselidze stressed the importance of food and agriculture in achieving the SDGs and highlighted the involvement of the ministry in the SDGs’s working processes.
At the...