Sweet corn produced by Georgian farmers to be sold in Carrefour supermarket starting tomorrow
Beneficiaries of the FAO-ENPARD project Davit Kapanadze and Valentina Kapanadze are engaged in agricultural activities in the Lagodekhi region, east Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian farmers from Georgia’s eastern Lagodekhi region will have their sweet corn sold in Carrefour supermarket starting tomorrow.
Beneficiary farmers of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) will be congratulated tomorrow by the Ambassador of EU to Georgia Carl Hartzell and FAO representative in Georgia Raimund Jehle at Carrefour, East-point, Tbilisi.
Beneficiaries of the FAO-ENPARD project Davit Kapanadze and Valentina Kapanadze are engaged in agricultural activities in the Lagodekhi region, east Georgia.
From January 2018, FAO is implementing the EU-funded programme “FAO support to Georgian agricultural sector under ENPARD III”.
The project consists of the following three main areas:
- Technical assistance to the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture (MEPA)
- Individual grants to small farmers, rural entrepreneurs, cooperatives, SMEs and municipalities
- Demonstration, information dissemination, engagement and other training activities for farmers.
The European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD) are starting a new project to finance agricultural cooperatives and small commercial farms in Georgia, announced the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia today.
EU-funded projects with a budget of 22 million euros (60 million GEL) implemented by the UNDP and the FAO will provide direct assistance to rural communities and support the governments of Georgia and the Adjara Autonomous Republic in sustainable agriculture and rural development policy.
Food loss in Georgia is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommendations the country’s government to adopt a national strategy to reduce the waste.
Georgia and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) are joining forces to further develop the country's agricultural industry in 2016-2020 by signing a new four-year agreement.