Switzerland’s largest retail group interested in Georgia’s hazelnut industry

This year the value of export increased by 30 percent to $788 million. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Agenda.ge, 18 Jul 2017 - 16:15, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s hazelnut industry has attracted the interest of Switzerland's largest retail company Migros Group.

Representatives from Migros Group visited Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture today where they discussed ways as to how to deepen cooperation with Georgia in terms of hazelnut production.

At the meeting officials from Migros Group accented on the high quality of hazelnuts that Georgia was producing.

It was noted that Switzerland was going to implement an important project in the hazelnut sector of Georgia.

Georgia’s Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili highlighted the potential of hazelnut sector and noted the hazelnut technical regulation that was created in order to further develop the sector.