Improving productivity and competitiveness of agricultural farms in Georgia, and providing assistance to micro-, small-, and medium-sized agriculture and food production enterprises is the subject of an agreement signed between Otar Shamugia, Minister of Agriculture, and Raimund Jehle, the Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The agreement additionally aims at developing Georgia’s agrofood systems and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals within FAO’s new Strategic Framework 2022–2031.

The programme also intends to support smallholders and family farms in building up productivity and competitiveness, and assist them in improving livelihoods and agrofood systems.

“The FAO would implement a USD 10 million large-scale project funded by the European Union under its European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development. The project would provide additional assistance to the country in food safety and introduction of standards to increase the potential for Georgian products to be exported to EU member states”, - said the Minister.