Workshop with farmers and beneficiaries of Project Plant the Future
The Agriculture Projects Management Agency organized a meeting with local farmers in Kakheti. Paata Shekeladze, Director of Agriculture Projects Management Agency together with the representatives of Kakheti regional governor summed up the current phase of the project Plant the Future and discussed future plans.
The focus was on effective use of agricultural lands in the country. It was noted that, through the cultivation of perennial crops, the export of products gradually increases. At the meeting, they discussed the mechanisms that will facilitate the agricultural products produced in Georgia to occupy the niche markets.
By now up to 7,000 hectares of perennial fruit garden has been planted and more than 34 million GEL has been issued as state co-financing within the frameworks of the project Plant the Future. The meeting, which was attended by the representatives of the agricultural associations together with farmers, was held in the discussion format.
The project "Prospective Future" is implemented within the framework of "United AgroProject". The Agricultural Projects Management Agency is implementing the "United AgroProject" which aims to create an environment that will facilitate the growth of competitiveness in agriculture, stable growth of high quality products, and introduction of international standards of food safety.