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Agriculture in Georgia

  • FLEG summer camp brings together young foresters from 6 countries

    AZERBAIJAN, 2015/08/30 A summer camp will bring together young foresters from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine in Azerbaijan from 2-9 August in the framework of the EU-funded forestry programme FLEG II. The major goal of the camp is to foster cooperation and joint initiatives part the young foresters through meetings, excursions, field trips and research, inclunding leisure-time, according to Euro East.
  • Georgia, Russia mull further agricultural, trade cooperation

    GEORGIA, 2015/01/20 The Georgian and Russian delegations discussed various opportunities for further cooperation in agro products and trade fields at the Green Week 2015 exhibition in Germany on January 19. Zaza Dolidze, Chief of Georgia’s National Food Agency, signed an agreement with Sergey Dankvert, Chief of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) under the Green Week 2015, which envisaged the export rules for the Georgian green products. The agreement said until the national system of laboratory expertise was established in Georgia, the Georgian and Russian sides should jointly implement preliminary procedures of the green products’ phytosanitary certification.
  • Russia cuts wheat export to Georgia

    GEORGIA, 2014/12/30 Russia has limited the wheat export to Georgia, according to the Banks and Finance, a local Georgian newspaper. "Russia decided to cut the wheat export to several nations, inclunding Georgia," the paper wrote. About 90 % of Georgia's wheat import falls on Russia and subsequently is creates a problem in Georgia. "However, no hike in the price of bread is expected in the country," the newspaper claimed.