PM Garibashvili visits dry fruit enterprise in Georgia’s southwestern town Keda
During his visit, Garibashvili talked with Kerki owners and employees, highlighting the importance of local enterprises to boost production and create new jobs. Photo: Government's press office
Tweet 
Share
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visited dry fruit enterprise Kerki in Georgia’s southwestern town of Keda in Adjara region on Sunday.
During his visit, Garibashvili talked with Kerki owners and employees, highlighting the importance of local enterprises to boost production and create new jobs.
Photo: Government's press office
Kerki produces five types of products, including dry fruit, nuts, candied peels, and the Georgian traditional desserts - churchkhela and tklapi.
Photo: Government's press office
Launched in 2021, the enterprise is supported by the state programs, the European Union, USAID and TBC Bank.
Tornike Rizhvadze, the Head of the Government of Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze accompanied Garibashvili during the visit.
Andrei Yarmak, economist and expert at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that traditional Georgian dessert churchkhela has a great potential to become a successful export item, as it can be sold as a healthy dessert alternative.
A new freeze-drying factory has opened in Georgia’s western region of Samegrelo.
The Georgian Laurel factory has been built within the framework of the United Agro Project. A total of $597,482 has been invested in the factory including $239,000 of state co-financing.
Georgian blueberries will soon appear on the shelves of a top United Kingdom (UK) supermarket chain. News released today revealed Walmart stores around the UK would soon stock Georgian blueberries.
I started visiting the regions of Georgia to “personally” inspect the progress of the ongoing infrastructure works, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili during his tour in Georgia’s southwestern Adjara region on Sunday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili inspected the construction of a multifunctional rowing school and sports complex in the city of Rustavi, outside the capital Tbilisi, on Friday, the Government press office reported.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili inspected almond, walnut and plum orchards planted on 50 hectares under a state programme in the southern Georgian city of Bolnisi on Friday as part of his regional tour.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili visited the infrastructure projects in the country’s winemaking Kakheti region on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visited agriculture projects during his tour in Georgia’s winemaking Kakheti region on Saturday.