Georgian Prime Minister inspects farming, educational, sports facilities as part of regional tour

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.

The state programme to support farmers contributes to the cultivation of perennial gardens of “European standards” in the country and the development of agriculture, the head of the Government said during the inspection of the orchards planted in the Kvemo Kartli region city under the Introduce the Future state initiative.

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Garibashvili added it was “important to increase the availability of the programmes even more” to farmers across the country.

The PM also visited the village of Dioknisi in Marneuli in southern Georgia, where he inspected a greenhouse of the local Kakhadze family. The family set up the greenhouse after receiving funding within the Produce in Georgia state project to grow different types of vegetables, the Government Administration reported.

During his regional tour, the PM also visited a new school in the village of Kutliari in the Marneuli Municipality, built with modern classrooms, laboratories, assembly hall, combined mini-sports field, canteen and other infrastructure.

"We visited the newly built school of European standards in Marneuli, which was opened last year and cost about 4 million GEL ($1,302/€1.2). We have [also] rehabilitated and built more than 150 schools in the last few years, and this process continues," he told reporters.

Photo: Government's Administration.

Garibashvili added it was “very important” to arrange and equip Georgian schools to meet modern European standards, with the resulting environment ensuring a “positive effect” on their students.

Earlier on Friday, Garibashvili inspected the construction of a multifunctional rowing school and sports complex in the city of Rustavi, outside the capital Tbilisi, the Government press office reported.

Photo: Government's Administration.

The Government head launched his visits across the regions of Georgia - to “personally inspect” the progress of ongoing infrastructure works - in Georgia’s southwestern Adjara region on April 3.