Levan Davitashvili, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia officially presented the new institutional model for the reformation of the wine sector in Georgia. The reform is expected to lead to a more sustainable development of the sector.

“For us, it is crucially important to communicate with every sector and especially with wine industry, which traditionally bears utmost priority for us. Wine Industry is becoming increasingly interesting for investors, which is the indication to the correct and timely reforms undertaken recent years. Nevertheless, even more progress is needed for the industry that leads us to a new phase of development.

Georgia has already established itself at international markets, but we want to bring fresh energy and dynamism, and thus we plan new reforms in the sector,” Mr. Davitashvili said.

Mrs. Cristina Casella, Attaché and the Programme Manager of the EU Delegation to Georgia talked about the overall objectives and expected results of the wine sector reform in Georgia

Wine sector reform in Georgia is supported by FAO under the EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD). Last year FAO experts elaborated and introduced new institutional models for the reformation of the wine sector in Georgia. The private-public partnership governance models were specifically created for the Georgian wine sector. The reform is expected to lead to a better coordination among the Georgian wine institutions and the overall development of the country’s wine sector competitiveness.