TBILISI, November 6 – Georgia’s ambitious state program to register all agricultural land continues to struggle, with legal experts warning that widespread irregularities and fraudulent claims could spark years of property disputes. The nationwide land registration process, launched several years ago to clarify ownership and reduce rural conflict, has repeatedly missed its deadlines. Under the … Read more
TBILISI, August 31 – In Georgia, local farmers and food producers are struggling to compete with imported goods, not because of lack of supply, but due to the many fees supermarkets impose to get products on their shelves. Almost every supermarket in the country is filled with imported food. Domestic products are harder to find, … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A ship Wednesday arrived in Batumi to take aboard 300 000 boxes, or 120 tons, of Georgian citrus fruits and bring the goods to Novorossiysk.
The citrus fruit originated in the two municipalities Khelvachauri and Kobuleti.
According to Zaur Putkaradze,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A peach farmer in Georgia has cut down his plantation because the government hasn’t helped him and his colleagues deal with a slump in the market price.
When Gia Shaoshvili , a resident of the village Chumlaki in the eastern Kakheti region, carried
TBILISI, DFWatch–The sale of peaches is so slow in Georgia that sellers haven’t been able to cover their costs this year. They ask for more processing plants to be built.
Nikoloz Gharibashvili, 62, owns peach fields and his income usually comes from selling peaches.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia is preparing to start distributing spring vouchers to its farmers.
Preparations for spring are already finished, Agriculture Minister Davit Kirvalidze said after Tuesday’s government session.
The ministry has completed registering about 800
TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report shows that President Saakashvili turned his back on Georgian farmers in order to develop tourism, but the strategy failed.
Six out of ten employed persons in Georgia are self-employed. More than 50 percent are employed in agriculture,
TBILISI, DFWatch – President Mikheil Saakashvili says his first priority is the development of agriculture.
Manana Manjgaladze, the president’s spokesperson, said this at a briefing Tuesday.
Georgia is considered to be an agricultural country. But the government is
TBILISI, DFWatch – How can Armenia and Georgia create more growth – literally – in their border region? Agriculture was the topic of a conference Thursday at Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Tbilisi.
The goal was to exchange information on local planning and