New orchards will be planted on the area of 71 hectare in Imereti region. 11 beneficiaries obtained the financing in the amount of 380 000 GEL within the program Plant the Future of the Agricultural Projects Management Agency. Today, Levan Dolidze, manager of the program Plant the Future of the Agricultural Projects Management Agency together with the representatives of local municipal bodies attended the orchard planting process of one of the program beneficiary, Jemal Ramishvili, in the village Shuamta, Vani region, Imereti. Jemal Ramishvili was included in the program on October 4, 2015. He received state funding in the amount of 25,262,50 GEL for planting nut (7 hectares) and wild plum (3 hectares) orchards and for the arrangement of irrigation system. 9,450.00 GEL from the received finances was purposed for young plants and 15,812.50 GEL for drip systems. Imereti: Until the end of the year apples, plums, persimmons, blueberries, nuts and walnuts will be planted on the area of 70 hectares in Vani, Tskaltubo, Zestafoni and Samtredia regions. The total area on the territory of Georgia purposed for planting new orchards and arrangement of the irrigation system amounts 1172 hectares and the financing exceeds 5.7 million GEL. Agricultural Projects Management Agency started to implement the program Plant the Future under the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia since 2015. The purpose of the mentioned program is to promote the targeted usage of the agricultural land, plant perennial and nursery gardens in all municipalities of Georgia (except Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Poti). State co-financing for the program Plant the Future will be as follows In case of planting the orchard - 70% of plant costs and 50% of dripping system costs; In case of nursery gardens 50 % of the costs for the creation of nursery gardens. 5 million GEL will be spent for the implementation of the program Plant the Future in 2016. Arrangement of modern orchards on the area of 1 000 1 200 hectares and 30 40 new, modern nursery gardens are envisaged under the program Plant the Future. That will promote the process of import replacement in the market and the increase of export potential. Agricultural Projects Management Agency has been implementing large-scale projects since 2013, that are designed for long-term development and is purposed to create the environment that will promote the rise of competitiveness in agriculture, stable increase in the production of high quality products and introduction of International food safety standards.