The agricultural production of Georgia is actively growing with export indicators also on rise both worldwide and to the European Union. Such a statement the Georgian Deputy Agriculture Minister Tengiz Nasaridze made at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin.

Speaking at the conference, he emphasized steps taken by the Government on the path of integration into the EU and the progress achieved in agriculture, rural development, environmental protection and overcoming the challenges caused by climate change.

The Deputy Minister also underlined the importance of the projects implemented with the support of the EU and noted “these programmes made a significant contribution to the development of agriculture”.

“The issues that concern the world community in terms of food security and agricultural development were discussed at the Forum. Of course, these challenges concern us as well. Georgia is actively involved in these discussions. A rather important communique was adopted, which covers all the main aspects of food security challenges”, - said Tengiz Nasaridze.

As the Ministry said, “important” discussions were held with the participation of Cem Özdemir, the German Agriculture Minister and Janusz Wojciechowski, the European Commissioner for Agriculture.