Non-standard apple harvest has been fully absorbed – farmers received GEL 12 million in income

Non-standard apple harvest has been fully absorbed – farmers received GEL 12 million in income

The Director of the Rural Development Agency, Zurab Gozalishvili, together with the State Representative in the Shida Kartli region, Simon Guledani, summarized the results of the non-standard apple sale promotion program at a meeting with members of the coordination headquarters and representatives of fruit processing enterprises involved in the program in the city of Gori.

 

Farmers earned 6.5 million GEL by selling non-standard apples

Farmers earned 6.5 million GEL by selling non-standard apples

From September 9 to November 5 of this year, 15 fruit processing enterprises involved in the state program received up to 22,500 tons of non-standard apples. As a result, farmers received up to 6.5 million GEL in income, with a state subsidy of approximately 2.5 million GEL.