Georgian products to be promoted in “strategic markets” under $6 mln programme - Agriculture Minister
Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, on Monday spoke about the Government's efforts to promote domestic produce. Photo: Agriculture Ministry press office
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Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, on Monday said the Government was allocating ₾16 million ($6 mln) to promotion of Georgian products in “strategic” foreign markets, including in the United States and Europe, this year.
Speaking to the media following the weekly Government meeting, the official explained the move was aimed at diversifying destinations for Georgian exports and assisting domestic businesses in entering foreign markets.
Pointing to “positive figures” in the ongoing effort thanks to “successful” marketing campaigns by state bodies over the recent years, the Minister said last year the country had exported more than 23 million litres of wine, a 28 percent increase compared to the same period of 2021.
He noted increases had been recorded in exports to the US, Poland, Germany, Japan and the Baltic States.
Georgia has the resources to increase its wheat self-sufficiency to 50 percent, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said on Wednesday, noting the state was ready to develop “stimulating projects” aimed at increasing wheat production in the country.
Improving productivity and competitiveness of agricultural farms in Georgia, and providing assistance to micro-, small-, and medium-sized agriculture and food production enterprises is the subject of an agreement signed between Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, and Raimund Jehle, the Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Friday.
Georgian farmers will be able to get low-interest loans for production of annual crops, following latest changes to the preferential agro-credit state programme, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia announced on Monday.
Food safety and transfer of modern technology and knowledge to farmers in Georgia were discussed between Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia and United States officials in Washington, the Ministry announced on Friday.
Cooperation between Georgia and France in agriculture was in the focus of a meeting between Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, and his French colleague Marc Fesneau on Thursday.
Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $5.10 billion between January and October, marking a 12.5 percent year-on-year increase in the figure, the National Statistics Office said on Monday.