A resident of Shida Kartli Constantine Davitashvili planted a new orchard within the framework of agroproject Plant the FutureThe manager of the agroproject Plant the Future of the Agricultural Projects Management Agency Levan Dolidze and the head of the regional projects coordination department of the Shida Kartli Governors Administration Giorgi Bugianishvili watched the process of orchard planting of the beneficiary of the program in the village Aphni of Kareli Region Constantine Davitashvili. Constantine Davitashvili joined the program in 2016 and received the state funding of 100,000 GEL for planting of cherry garden on 15.1 hectares and arrangement of irrigation system. Out of the received funding 68,040 GEL were intended for rootstock and 31,960 GEL for irrigation. By the end of the year, apples, plums, peaches, cherries and almonds will be planted on 603 hectares in Shida Kartli: Gori, Kareli, Kaspi and Khashuri regions. In the villages bordering the zone of occupation 17 beneficiaries have planted already 91 hectares within the agroproject Plant the Future. Over the country the planted area exceeds 1470 hectares and the amount of funds exceeds 7.7 million GEL allocated for planting of new orchards and arrangement of irrigation system. On the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Project Management Agency started to implement the program Plant the Future in 2015. The goal of this program is to ensure maximum support of the intended use of agricultural land, planting perennial gardens and arrangement of nursery in all municipalities of Georgia (with the exception of Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi, Poti and Kutaisi) The state co-financing within the framework of the agroproject Plant the Future amounts to: for garden cultivation - 70% of the cost of rootstock and 50% of the cost of arrangement of irrigation system; for nursery - 50% of the cost of the farm creation. The Agricultural Projects Management Agency implements the united agroproject intended for long-term development and its goal is to promote the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, the stable growth of high-quality production, food safety and food security issues.