Georgian tomatoes conquer local market
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Georgian tomatoes might be one of the first vegetables to replace imported vegetables in Georgia.
Already one local enterprise has harvested 150 tonnes of tomatoes, which are now selling in local markets as well as being exported abroad.
Today Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visited Tsaishi village in Georgia’s Samegrelo region to see a tomato greenhouse which has produced 150 tonnes of tomatoes.
The greenhouse is located on land spanning 5.5 hectares. About three hectares of this land was currently being used to grow tomatoes. The rest of the land is under construction to expand the existing greenhouse. Expansion works are due to be completed by the end of 2015.
The company behind the greenhouse venture is local business STIMOR Associates. The company established the greenhouse after it received $2 million USD co-financing from the Government. A total of $8 million USD was invested in the greenhouse project, which officially opened within the Governmental program Produce in Georgia.
"This is a Georgian investment. We set a goal to develop Georgian production. It is very important to see that Georgian tomatoes will gradually replace exported ones,” said Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili after he saw the greenhouse today.
The Georgian official said in two to three years it would be possible for Georgia to grow its own vegetables, and these could replace imported vegetables.
In Tsaishi village, Garibashvili congratulated STIMOR Associates for successfully establishing the investment project, which would contribute greatly to developing the country’s agricultural industry.
About 50 people are employed in the greenhouse while 120 locals are currently employed to complete the facility’s construction works.
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