Greenhouse Farm has been established in Tskaltupo Municipality with financial support from the state
In the village of Partskhanakanevi, the company "Kopitnari Greenhouse" has arranged a farm over 20,000 square meters. 2.5 million GEL has been invested in arranging the greenhouse, including a preferential agro-credit in excess of 1 million GEL, and the grant in the amount of 39,000 GEL. The greenhouse employs 50 people seasonally. Currently, herbs are being harvested in the greenhouse, the products are sold in the local market.
"The state financial support mechanism means, on the one hand, a grant to stimulate entrepreneurs to start production and, on the other hand, their participation in the loan part, where the state subsidizes the interest for 4 years, which relieves entrepreneurs from financial pressure in the first years of operation." , - said the director of the Rural Development Agency, Ilia Tamarashvili, who got acquainted with the ongoing works in Kopitnari greenhouse farm.
As of today, the co-financing for the arrangement of a greenhouse farm under the grant programs of the Rural Development Agency exceeds 6.8 million GEL. More than 1300 loans worth GEL 106 million have been disbursed under the Preferential Agro Credit project for the establishment and development of greenhouses, with a co-financing issued by the Agency exceeding GEL 16 million.