According to the Government’s decision, the program for supporting hazelnut production is starting, Georgian Prime Minister stated at today’s Government meeting

“The last issue I would like to report on to the public is the program for supporting hazelnut production. As you know, many of our citizens are engaged in this sector, hazelnut production. Unfortunately, the negative effect of stink bugs is still present. If I am not mistaken, stink bugs first appeared in 2017, and this caused a major decline in hazelnut production. As you know, this year’s harvest was not too good either. The quality has declined drastically, with the addition of a dropping demand and prices due to the ongoing economic crisis in the world. In light of all this, we therefore have decided to encourage and support farmers and individuals involved in this sector-to assist them maximally.

This program envisages supporting primary hazelnut production by subsidizing equipment necessary to cultivate/grow hazelnuts. To this end, at the initial stage, we will allocate 20 million GEL. And Mister Shamugia will report on this in detail. We must provide maximal assistance to everyone involved in this sector, especially in Samegrelo where many people are engaged in this sector and require maximal support, the way we have supported this year’s vintage, grape production, and so on.

I would like to say that the vintage has been a success, and about 250 million Gel has entered the Kakheti region. I would like to thank Mister Otar Shamugia-who has conducted the vintage successfully-and every institution engaged in this process”, - said Irakli Garibashvili.