Georgia continues combatting the stink bug in 2019
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Georgia will continue combating the stink bug infestation in 2019, announces the government of Georgia.
A list of measures that will be implemented in 2019 to fight the pest were approved at today’s government commission meeting that was led by Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze.
The measures includes more effective steps, including the improvement of communication with the population”, read the press release published by the government of Georgia.
More specifically, the farmers will receive SMS messages that will inform them about planned measures on a certain day.
Last year the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) offered $3.5 million to Georgia to help the country combat the stink bug infestation problem. USAID gifted over 17 tractors to the Georgian National Food Agency in Abasha, in Georgia’s Samegrelo region in 2018 for the same reason.
The brown marmorated stink bug, which damages crops, is widespread in Georgia and a real nuisance to Georgian farmers.
The pest was first reported in Georgia in 2015.
In 2016, the bugs destroyed a significant portion of the hazelnut harvest in western Georgia. 2017 was even more devastating and struck a wider area.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping Georgia combat the country’s stink bug infestation problem by handing over 17 tractors to the Georgian National Food Agency in Abasha, in Georgia’s Samegrelo region.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping Georgia combat the country’s stink bug infestation problem by offering $3.5 million.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has tasked Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili today with solving the country’s stink bug problem and issues with agricultural funguses; two of the major challenges facing the Georgian hazelnut sector.
Traps will be installed in western Georgia to combat the stink bug infestation problem, announces the National Food Agency of Georgia.
Specialists from Australia and New Zealand have visited Georgia to learn from its successful experience in combating stink bugs.
“We have been fighting the stink bug for three years and this year we have finally successfully combatted it”, said Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze today in the western Georgian region of Samegrelo where together with other authorities and hazelnut sector representatives he summed up the state’s activities against the stink bug infestation.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is hosting a conference involving some of the world’s leading scientists for combating pests, with professionals from various fields discussing the country’s major results in dealing with a stink bug invasion over the last three years.
The candidate for environment protection and agriculture minister Levan Davitashvili said Georgia will have up to 40-45,000 tones of hazelnut harvest this year.
A conference was held earlier today at the National Food Agency to discuss methods of fighting agricultural pests and preventive measures.