In the region of Shida Qartli 266.4 he of new orchards will be planted. . 32 beneficiaries already received program funding. Today, Grants Officer of the program, Mr. Levan Dolidze ,along with local authorities, visited Shida Kartli, village Doesi and met with the beneficiary of the program mr. Merab Beriashvili .They attended the almond garden cultivation process. Merab Beriashvili, has been involved in the program since September 29 ,2015 . He received 62 thousand worth of state funding for 20 hectares of almond orchard cultivation and irrigation system . In the regions of Shida Kartli, Kareli, Gori and Kaspi 266.4 hectares of apples, peaches, plums and cherries will be planted by the end of this year. Cultivation of new orchards and irrigation system for the whole country covers the total area of 573 hectares and the financing capacity exceeds 3 million lari. Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Projects Management Agency launched the program "Plant for the future" from February 2015.The main goal of this state programme is in all municipalities (except Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi and Poti ) to increase the maximum support in processes of cultivating perennial gardens and seedling nurseries and arranging dripping irrigation systems. In order to stimulate involvement of the population in the program, following changes has been made to the program: In the component of perennial plant gardens the minimum area of land was determined to be 1 ha instead of 5 ha in all regions of Georgia. According to a new ordinance, beneficiaries may participate in the program more than once, although the overall financing must not exceed GEL 100000 and the cultivated garden area must not exceed 20 hectares. New plant cultures were added for the intensive gardens in the regions. The requirement for mandatory arrangement of drip irrigation system for nut cultures was annulled in the West Georgia, namely Guria, Samegrelo and Adjara that provides beneficiaries with the freedom of choice. The limit of financing was increased by 20% in the case of purchasing imported saplings. According to a new ordinance the land plots, registered with various cad-astral codes but owned by the same beneficiary, may also be included in the program. The state co-financing principle was not changed: for cultivating gardens the Agency will finance 70% of the cost of saplings and 50% of the cost of drip irrigation system; and for nursery gardens 50% of the cost of the establishment of the nursery gardens will be financed by the Agency. As a result of the changes made by the Agricultural Projects Management Agency more farmers will be able to join the program Plant the Future. For two years GEL 15 million will be spent for the implementation of the program Plant the Future. Under the program it is planned to cultivate 1 000 1 200 hectares of modern orchards and 30 40 modern nursery gardens, that will facilitate replacement of import at the local market, and the growth of export potential.