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Improving food safety and competitiveness in Georgia’s commercial dairy sector was the focus of the country's first National Dairy Congress, held in the capital Tbilisi. The event, organized by FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, drew around 150 participants, including commercial dairy farmers, processors, input and equipment suppliers,...

Major objective of the National Extension Forum, held in Tbilisi, on February 22-24, was to support the Ministry of Agriculture in planning of extension and advisory service policy and strategy. In his opening speech, Javier SanzAlvarez, FAO Coordination Support Officer, underscored the contribution of FAO in strengthening extension and advisory...

Swine husbandry and traditional smoked ham production are the focus of a pilot project being launched by FAO in the Racha-Lechkhumi region of Georgia, with financing from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) through the EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) programme.  Pig producers in the region can...

The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia brought together the representatives of the international community including FAO in Georgia, at the second meeting of the Donor Coordination Council on Agriculture. Otar Danelia, the Minister of Agriculture presented the progress achieved by the Ministry in the implementation of the Strategy measures in 2015....

FAO has named agricultural economist and senior manager Raimund Jehle as its new Deputy Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia. A national of Germany, Jehle has served the Organization in progressively responsible positions since joining as a policy officer at headquarters in Rome in 1999. In 2007 he was appointed to...