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EU-funded and supported agricultural and rural development programmes in Georgia, including wine sector reform initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD), were the main topics of discussion during the high-profile meeting held on 14th...

The benefits of cooperation and opportunities for small and medium-sized dairy enterprises topped the agenda of the Second Caucasus Dairy Congress held in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, today.  The event, supported by the European Union and Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture, was the latest effort by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...

The National Statistics Office of Georgia has started a pilot survey on aquaculture holdings. This survey on aquacultures is a part of the “Strategic Plan for Agricultural, Environmental and Rural Statistics of Georgia 2016 – 2020” and will be the first of its kind in Georgia. Since fieldwork will be...

Prior to 2016, no country in the Caucasus or Central Asia had developed indicators to monitor sustainable forest management on a national level. Two years later, five countries – Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – are on board with a project from FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for...

The sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture is the focus of an agreement signed here this week by Georgia and FAO. The letter of agreement was signed for Georgia by Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili. FAO Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources Maria Helena Semedo signed for FAO,...