Nestled near the Khrami River, the Georgian villages of Dioknisi and Maradisi from Marneuli municipality...
Georgia considers european model of rural development
10 November 2015
10 November 2015
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The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia (MOA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support of European Union and Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) have joined efforts to boost rural development in Georgia. The main guidelines of the strategy will be developed by the end of 2015,...
Protect children from pesticides: a visual guide for Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia
06 November 2015
06 November 2015
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Reducing children's exposure to the toxic pesticides used in farming is the aim of a visual training guide, now adapted for use in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and translated to Russian language.
Seed certification system presentation
26 October 2015
26 October 2015
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Five seed producing companies have been awarded with the certificates for producing quality standard consistent seed materials.The Scientific-Research Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture together with FAO Representation in Georgia held the presentation of the Seed Certification System on October 6, 2015.The aforementioned system enhances seed production sector through controlled...
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Three representatives of the Scientific-Research Centre (SRCA) of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia participated in the Regional Training Workshop on Variety Testing and Registration & Seed Quality Control and Certification, organized in Ankara, Turkey by FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia.Ketevan Bochorishvili, Mirian Chokheli and Ana Devidze from SRCA...
Farm registry pilot project in Racha Region
12 October 2015
12 October 2015
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Up to 300 Georgian farmers have been registered in the computer-based software programme within the framework of a pilot farm registry system.Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia together with FAO Georgia experts spent one month in Racha region (Ambrolauri district) collecting and archiving information about the local farmers'...