Deputy Agriculture Minister at global forum: Georgian agricultural production “actively” growing

Georgian Deputy Agriculture Minister Tengiz Nasaridze last week told the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin the agricultural production of the country was “actively growing”, with export indicators also on rise both worldwide and to the European Union. 

The Ministry cited Nasaridze with the comment at thematic conferences hosted as part of the event, where it said the issues of European integration of Eastern European countries, progress and existing challenges were discussed. 

Speaking at the conference, Nasaridze emphasised steps taken by the Government on the path of integration into the EU and the progress achieved in agriculture, rural development, environmental protection and overcoming the challenges caused by climate change. 

The Ministry added the official also emphasised the importance of the projects implemented with the support of the EU and noted these programmes made a “significant” contribution to the development of agriculture.

The Forum discussed perspectives of agriculture development and noted joint efforts were “essential” to overcome global challenges, improve productivity, transform food systems, contribute to the eradication of world hunger and develop international trade. 

The issues that concern the world community in terms of food security and agricultural development were discussed at the Forum. Of course, these challenges concern us as well. Georgia is actively involved in these discussions. A rather important communique was adopted, which covers all the main aspects of food security challenges”, Nasaridze said.

The Ministry said “important” discussions were held with the participation of  Cem Özdemir, the German Agriculture Minister and Janusz Wojciechowski, the European Commissioner for Agriculture. Discussions were also hosted about challenges and mechanisms to be used jointly by the candidate countries.

Nasaridze also participated in a conference held with the participation of the heads of the ministries of agriculture of the G7 countries, where they discussed the rapprochement of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with the EU. 

The conference reviewed the crisis created by the war in Ukraine and its impact on agriculture, trade and supply chain in the countries of the region. In his remarks, the Deputy Minister noted joint actions of the G7 countries played a “crucial” role in overcoming the food security challenges.