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 “I was never afraid of hard physical work, or getting dirty, you can’t be an agronomist if you are,” says 24-year-old Meri Bekauri, an agronomist from Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Starting her work three years ago as an intern of the EU and FAO Internship Programme...

Workshops were held in Adjara region of Georgia, Batumi, to discuss the functionality, challenges and best practices of the Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) in Georgia. Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the National Food Agency of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and...

“We knew what hard work was, since we were kids. We would help our father on his plot in rain, snow or summer heat, that’s just a part of working your land,” says Vano Kakashvili, 35-year-old saplings producer from Skra village in Eastern Georgia. Gori municipality, where the village and the...

Georgia, together with more than 150 other countries, celebrates World Food Day on October 16. This day is one of the most important dates in the UN calendar. On the World Food Day, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reminds the world about the global challenges...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over EUR 10 000 worth soil analysis equipment to the Soil and DNA laboratories of the Scientific-Research Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. Lab furniture, devices and reagents will support work effectiveness growth. FAO Representative in Georgia,...