Enhancing Georgian Hazelnut Sector Competitiveness through Improved Practices
07/04/2025
The Georgian hazelnut industry stakeholders were offered a specialised training session focused on orchard management. Facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with...
Georgia’s Wine Sector Gains Latest Insights on Export Markets
10/04/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) offered the Georgian wine sector representatives a three-day workshop on exporting their products to the European and North American markets....
Empowering Georgian Beekeepers to Combat Climate Change and Disease Outbreaks
13/04/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continues its training series for local beekeepers in Georgia’s regions. Ozurgeti and Zugdidi were the two cities where the first...
Mutli-Stakeholder Exchange on Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Georgia – Ideathon
14/04/2025
In a nationwide initiative to boost innovation and youth engagement for a greener agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Environmental...
FAO and the EU Support the Advancement of Food Safety With Women Farmers
24/01/2023
From October to December 2022, 24 Farmer Field Schools (FFS), which united more than 330 smallholder women farmers, were formed in 21 villages of the Adigeni Municipality by the Food...
EU and FAO promote environmentally friendly practices of pest control to Increase Quality and Quantity of Georgian Wine
26/01/2023
In 2022,The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, through the support of the European Union, under its EU4Business initiative, implemented a Mating Disruption Programme, bringing an innovative...
Scholarships available for Masters’ of Agricultural Water Management Engineering or Biotechnology in Hungary
03/02/2023
Deadline for applications for the 2023-24 programme: 28 February 2023
Applications are now being accepted by the FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme. Two scholarships are available for two-year post-graduate study in fields such as...
FAO and EU’s Continued Support to Wine Producers in Georgia
17/02/2023
Tbilisi, Georgia - Through the support of the European Union (EU), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Georgia organised a 3-day training module for Georgian...
Statement of the United Nations in Georgia
26/02/2023
The United Nations in Georgia expresses profound concern that adoption of the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence would risk impeding the work of civil society and media and...
EU-Supported Multi-Stakeholder Public Discussions on Developing Georgia’s Aquaculture Strategy
02/03/2023
Tbilisi, Georgia – Public discussions about Georgia's National Aquaculture Development Strategy were held at Courtyard Marriott Tbilisi. The event was organised through the support of the European Union (EU), under...
Education – Key to Development and Success
08/03/2023
Ia Mirazanashvili has worked with FAO since 2011 on programme-related matters, serving as the Gender Focal Point since 2014. She holds PhD in Political Discourse from Tbilisi State University. She...
Smartphones are boosting gender equality in Georgia and beyond
10/03/2023
Women smallholder farmers are leveraging technology and innovation as new agricultural tools
Empowering Innovative Women Dairy Farmers from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
12/03/2023
12 March 2023, Zugdidi – Together with its partners, FAO held the mid-term event of the project that supports women dairy producers in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region at the Garden...
Ongoing EU and FAO Trainings in Agronomy for Farmers
22/03/2023
Tbilisi – Through the European Union (EU) support, agronomic field trainings have started in Georgia’s regions in 2023 and will continue throughout the year. The educational meetings are implemented by...
EU and FAO support food safety and export of Georgian agricultural products
03/04/2023
Tbilisi – In March 2023, through the support of the European Union (EU) under ENPARD IV, an international SPS and Agro-Trade Expert of FAO visited Georgia. The international expert trained...
NAITS as the Best Source for Specialized Information in Livestock Sector
10/04/2023
The National Animal Identification and Traceability System of Georgia (NAITS) is a comprehensive electronic platform of the National Food Agency that is used to record, store and analyse information on...
Food Price Index as of March 2023
12/04/2023
12 April 2023 - Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row. FAO Food Price Index declined 2.1 percent from February and 20.5...
Joint FAO − GCF project will support Georgia's transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient agrifood sector
26/04/2023
Tbilisi, Georgia – Otar Shamugia, Minister for Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and Raimund Jehle, FAO Representative in Georgia signed a new project to support the low-emission and climate...
Modern Technologies to Help Homeless Pets
27/04/2023
The Agency for Homeless Animals in Kakheti was established in 2022 and within a year they operated about 4,000 homeless animals. 3209 of those manipulations included castration and sterilization.
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Georgia Advances Its Nursery Certification Framework and CAC Standards Implementation with EU and FAO Support
28/04/2023
Through European Union (EU) support, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organised a mission of International FAO experts to Georgia in April 2023. The technical visit...