Georgia shares its agricultural potential with UK delegation

A group of British officials are visiting Georgia to learn about the country’s investment potential in the agriculture sector, and will later share this knowledge with British investors once they return to the United Kingdom (UK).

The UK delegation, which included head of the South Caucasus Group Neil Floyd, met Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Levan Davitashvili today at the Ministry of Agriculture. The sides mainly spoke about trade-economic relations between Georgia and Britain.

Davitashvili highlighted all of the promising fields of Georgia’s agriculture sector which had potential for development, and would be interesting for foreign investors. In this regard, Davitashvili mentioned a range of opportunities that had appeared in recent months since Georgia signed the Association Agreement (AA), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), with the European Union (EU).

The Ministry’s Agriculture Strategy and subsequent Action Plan were presented by Georgia’s Deputy Minister. Floyd and Davitashvili then thoroughly discussed part of the Strategy that related to deepening Georgia’s cooperation with international and donor organisations.

The positive state of the Georgia-UK relationship was praised, and it was noted the UK did support Georgia as it moved toward European integration. In this regard, the sides summarized the presence of OXFAM (the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief) in Georgia, and praised the non-governmental organisation’s involvement in the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD).

In particular, supporting the establishment of cooperatives in Georgia was named as one of the most important developments for Georgia, as the country worked to develop and grow its agricultural sector.