Improved system of animal identification-registration comes online in Georgia
As a result of the updated system the veterinarians of the National Food Agency of Georgia are now able to record information on animals and their owners in the updated database, using electronic devices instead of paper forms. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A new, improved system of animal identification and registration which contains information about cattle in Georgia and their owners is now fully functional, announces the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
The National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), which incorporates information on the animals' identity, ownership, geographical location and movement activity was first launched in Georgia in 2012, however the electronic database was improved thanks to the joint work of FAO and the National Food Agency of Georgia and the financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Austrian Development Agency.
The improved database enables the National Food Agency of Georgia to track animal diseases and to ensure efficient disease control/eradication in shorter time frames.
The state spends 2 million GEL annually for the identification-registration system, while the programme is completely free for farmers. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
As a result of the updated system the veterinarians of the National Food Agency of Georgia are now able to record information on animals and their owners in the updated database, using electronic devices instead of paper forms.
The identification-registration programme is directly related to food safety and safe epidemiological situation in the country. It should be noted that Georgia is the first country in the region implementing the identification-registration programme, which is important for the whole region,” said Mikhail Sokhadze, FAO's Identification-Registration Program Manager.
The updated version of NAITS was first launched in the Kakheti region of Georgia as a pilot programme where in 2019-2020 about 600 veterinarians learnt how to use the programme.
The state spends 2 million GEL annually for the identification-registration system, while the programme is completely free for farmers.
Two biosafety points have opened in Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti to make sure livestock and cattle are safe from infectious diseases.
22 tonnes exported to Great Britain
Georgian wool has become the first product of animal origin to be exported to the market of the European Union (EU), marking a further step on Georgia’s deepening trade ties with the EU.
Opening the biosafety point in Kvareli, eastern Georgia now has three such points in total including Sighnaghi and Dedoplistskaro opened earlier this year.
Georgian wool is the first product of animal origin that will soon be exported to the European Union (EU) market, bringing financial benefits for farmers and the opportunity to grow the state economy.
The National Food Agency of Georgia has found more than 500 kg of horse and cattle meat of unknown origin near the Batumi produce market in the Georgian Black Sea region of Adjara. The agency says that following the law, cattle must be slaughtered at a slaughterhouse and the meat must have certain documents of approval before sale.
Employees of the Sanitary, Phytosanitary and Veterinary Control Division of the Customs Department have found 1,952 kilograms of tomatoes and 82,500 kilograms of frozen chicken meat 'non-compliant with import requirements at Sarpi and Poti Port customs checkpoint of Georgia.
Higher nitrate content was observed in 16 of 100 vegetable and fruit samples imported or produced in Georgia, announces the National Food Agency of Georgia. The National Food Agency says that the nitrates were found mainly in beet samples, the sale of which was banned in the country.
Farmers whose cattle die with anthrax will receive financial compensation from the state starting January 1, 2022, announces the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Georgia.
Around 550 sheep were killed during a lightning strike on Mount Abul in the Ninotsminda region in southern Georgia on August 9. Deputy Mayor of Ninotsminda Artavaz Tonoiani says that there were about 1,500 sheep on the pasture which is located five kilometers from the village of Tambovka, Ninotsminda.
The Georgian National Food Agency has fined 12 veterinary facilities in the western Georgian regions of Guria and Adjara for violations in the rules of labelling, storage and sale of expired drugs and for the absence of registration documents for economic activities.
The second phase of the National Animal Identification and Traceability System, which incorporates information on identity, ownership, geographical location and movement of animals used in meat production, has been launched in Georgia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation announced on Wednesday.
Georgia’s National Animal Identification and Traceability System, which incorporates information on identity, ownership, geographical location and movement of animals used in meat production, is now being piloted in five countries by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations after its “successful” implementation in Georgia.