The Subcomponent of Financing Berry Crops Was Introduced in Samegrelo Region
With the purpose of financing of bog bilberry, blackberry and raspberry gardens some amendments were introduced in the state project Plant the future. A new sub-component of Berry crops was added to the component of fancing the gardens.
Manager of the Project Plant the Future Mariam Mekoshkishvili and representatives of the local government met farmers of the Samegrelo region and discussed details of the new sub-component with them. According to the Manager of the Project, the new sub-component is very important for the local population providing them an opportunity to develop their own small farms and to receive an income.
In frames of the sub-component, in certain regions, 100% of the cost of saplings to be procured will be financed while buying on the local market, as well as in case of their import; 100% of the cost of irrigation systems will be financed as well. In case of necessity, 100% of the cost of the materials necessary for the garden construction will be financed.
The sub-component will be implemented in:
Imereti Sachkhere, Tkibuli, Chiatura, Kharagauli, Bagdati, Vani, Khoni Municipalities and serveral villages of Zestaponi Municipalities;
Guria Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri Municipalities;
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Ambrolauri, Lentekhi, Oni and Tsageri Municipalities;
Samegrelo- Zemo Svaneti Tsalenjikha, Martvili and Chkhorotsku Municipalities.
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta, Tianeti, Dushenti and Kazbegi Municipalities.
In case of a physical body, financing of construction of horticultural crops gardens of not less than 0.15 and not more than 0.5 ha is permitted for one beneficiary. Area of construction of the horticultural crops gardens by an agricultural cooperative (owning agricultural land plots in the form of a share by shareholders) is determined according to the number of agricultural land plots contributed by each shareholder, multiplied by not more than 0,5 ha per each shareholder.
The agricultural cooperative which will receive a financing for construction of 5 ha garden at least, will be awarded by 1 stationary refrigerator-container necessary for the primary storing of crops with an average capacity of 20 tons.
Implementation of the project Plant the Future was launched in March, 2015 by the Agricultural Projects Management Agency of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. The project is focused on efficient using of agricultural lands existing in Georgia by way of construction of long-standing cultures which will result in replacing of imported products by Georgian products, increasing of the export, simplifying of providing of processing enterprises with the raw material and improving of social-economic state of the population residing in villages.