With the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, eight Georgian companies participated in the international exhibition “Caspian Agro 2026” held in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan.

A representative of a European-accredited laboratory operating in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jens Decker, conducted a seminar on the EN 16510 standard regulating the safety, efficiency, and environmental impact of solid fuel heating devices.

The trainings were opened by the Deputy Director of the Rural Development Agency, Giorgi Avaliani, and the Coordinator of the Tbilisi Office of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Salih Ozer.

The international exhibition Saudi Food Show planned in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will no longer be held on June 15–17, 2026, taking into account the ongoing events in the region.

In 2026, the budget of the state agroinsurance program amounts to 17 million GEL, which is 2 million GEL more compared to the previous year. Within the framework of the program, the state will finance 70% of the insurance policy premium for each insured person, which applies to all crops included in the program.

With the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, six Georgian companies are participating in the international exhibition “Foodex Japan 2026”, held in Tokyo, Japan.

Within the framework of the “Preferential Agrocredit Project,” the Rural Development Agency will co-finance the interest rate on loans issued for the purpose of cultivating annual crops. The decision was made at today’s government meeting.

To receive co-financing for harvesting agricultural machinery, it will be possible to fill out an electronic application starting from March 16 at 12:00 on the Rural Development Agency’s website rda.gov.ge. Applications will be accepted until the exhaustion of the current year’s program budget of 5 million GEL.

Receiving applications for the exhibition selection competition from March 2, 2026, 12:00 to March 16, 2026, 18:00 inclusive

A new financial institution, JSC “Ziraat Bank Georgia,” has been added to the “Preferential Agrocredit” project. The relevant agreement was signed by the Director of the Rural Development Agency, Zurab Gozalishvili, and the General Director of JSC “Ziraat Bank Georgia,” Turgut Guljihan.

Giorgi Avaliani, Deputy Director of the Rural Development Agency, talks about the international exhibitions in the TV program "Maestro Regions"

Giorgi Avaliani, Deputy Director of the Rural Development Agency, speaks about international exhibitions in the TV program “Business”