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The findings are in from an FAO survey of livestock producers in Georgia. When analyzed, the numbers provide important insights into the country’s livestock sector. The survey was conducted during the month of August 2017, to gather baseline data for a major FAO project on livestock traceability, financed by the Swiss...

Growth in Georgia’s dairy industry is on the upswing, owing to an improving investment climate, good dairy farming conditions and strong demand for milk, cheese and other dairy products. Still, some obstacles remain. Many of the country’s dairy farmers lack specific technical know-how to produce safe and high quality milk. For the...

FAO brought together the stakeholders and implementing partners of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) for the 15th ENPARD stakeholders’ meeting. The gathering aimed to share the experiences acquired within the I Phase of the EU supported ENPARD programme. The meeting was opened and chaired by Mr. Nodar...

FAO and the Government of Georgia held an awareness-raising workshop about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Nodar Kereselidze stressed the importance of food and agriculture in achieving the SDGs and highlighted the involvement of the ministry in the SDGs’s working processes. At the...

Strategy developed with EU and FAO support, aims to improve the quality of advising services for farmers in regions by upgrading existing consultation centres Up to 50 representatives of international donors, stakeholders and partners of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia gathered to discuss the draft National Strategy for Agricultural Extension...