Time in Tbilisi: May 4, 2024 19:14
A new European Union (EU) supported project worth €12 million will be launched in Georgia to help the country implement the agriculture development strategy for 2015-2020.
Georgia’s Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili and FAO Representative in Georgia Raimund Jehle signed the agreement for a new EU-funded €12 million project today.
The agreement emphasised that FAO will be supporting the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture in effective policy-making and implementation of the Strategy for Agricultural Development 2015-2020.
The project will address the implementation of pilot activities comprising various types of demonstration, information dissemination, engagement and other training activities for farmers.
Within the project small farmers, rural entrepreneurs, cooperatives and SMEs will receive individual grants for investments to improve their overall competitiveness.
The project will be implemented within the third phase of the EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD).
The EU supports agriculture and rural development in Georgia through its ENPARD Programme. Implemented in 2013 with a total budget of €102 million, the main goal of ENPARD is to reduce rural poverty in Georgia.
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The Farmers’ Council is a new body that has recently been created in Georgia in order to determine and eliminate problems faced by the agricultural sector in Georgian regions.
Farmers in Georgia will soon be able to have better access to agricultural equipment thanks to new amendments in the Preferential Agro Credit Project, approved at today’s government meeting.
The European Union (EU) is launching a new External Investment Plan (EIP) to boost investments and support more inclusive and sustainable development in the European Neighborhood.
Local social workers' associations have improved and broadened their services in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova thanks to the EU-supported project, "Social Workers in Collaboration for Social Change".
The Government of Georgia is continuing to support agriculture activities and reduce risks facing local farmers by improving the agricultural insurance program. This year, 9 million GEL (about $3.77m/€3.07m*) has been allocated from the state budget for the agricultural insurance program.
Georgia is launching a new state program "Young Entrepreneur” to support young people implement entrepreneurial activities in various regions of Georgia.
Georgian farmers have presented their produce at the Co-op Market organised by the Agricultural Cooperatives Development Agency to mark the international day of cooperatives.
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The Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will send a delegation to Georgia aiming to elaborate special initiatives for the country.
The European Union (EU) has launched a new €2.4 million rural development project ‘EMBRACE Tsalka’ in Georgia’s Tsalka Municipality.
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The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, David Zalkaliani signed an agreement today to kick off the fourth phase of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD IV), worth €55 million (about 125 million GEL).
The village of Sakobiano in north-eastern Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge will celebrate International Day of Rural Women on Thursday, with international organisations supporting a series of trainings and discussions in the locality.