Zurab Gozalishvili, Director of the Rural Development Agency, accompanied by Simon Guledani, State Representative in the Shida Kartli region, visited the coordination headquarters in the city of Gori—established to ensure the smooth sale of non-standard apples—where he received an update on the progress of the program. He also inspected the apple intake and processing operations at the "Biojuice" company facility.

With the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, a Georgian pavilion was set up at the Fruit Attraction international exhibition held in Madrid, Spain.

With the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, Georgia is participating for the first time this year in the international exhibition Anuga Select India, currently being held in Mumbai, India.

Receiving applications for the exhibition selection competition will begin at 12:00 on October 1, 2026, and continue until 18:00 on October 14, 2026

At the initiative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, “Farmer’s Day 2026” will be held on September 19.

Receiving applications for participation in the international exhibition continues

With the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and organized by the Rural Development Agency, Georgia is participating for the first time this year in the international exhibition “SIAL Guangzhou” held in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. At the same time, Georgian agri-food products have already been presented in China for the third time at international exhibitions in the SIAL format.

Applications for the exhibition selection competition will be accepted from 12:00 PM on August 31, 2026, through 6:00 PM on September 14, 2026

Taking into account the current situation in the region, the Rural Development Agency will no longer participate in the international exhibition “Hospitality Qatar,” scheduled to be held on 12–14 October 2026 in Doha, State of Qatar.

As of July 1 to July 31, 833 entities are registered in the Register of Farms and Rural Enterprises. Among them, 460 are natural persons, while 374 are legal entities. The total area of registered agricultural land amounts to 6,777 hectares.

The informational meeting held in Ambrolauri was attended by the Director of the Rural Development Agency, Zurab Gozalishvili, the First Deputy State Representative in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region, Kristine Kobakhidze, Deputy State Representative Aluda Tutisani, mayors of the municipalities of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, farmers, and entrepreneurs.

In Kutaisi, the Rural Development Agency presented the “State Agro Co-financing Program” to representatives of local authorities and self-government of the Imereti region, farmers, and entrepreneurs.