Agricultural Projects
Invited guests:
Irakli Kasrashvili - Director of the International NGO “Mercy Corps” Mission in Georgia,
Konstantin Khmaladze - Head of the Economical Division at the Regional Development Department of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Georgia,
Tornike Mgaloblishvili - Head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia,
Eduard Alasarian - Manager of Akhalkalaki Agricultural Service Centre
Discussed issues:
The guest of the programme, Mr. Irakli Kasrashvili, Director of the International NGO “Mercy Corps” Mission in Georgia, spoke about the mentioned project. “Akhalkalaki Social and Marketing Linkages” has been implemented by the support of the EU, with the purpose to develop agriculture and to support the farmers. Mr. Irakli Kasrashvili overviewed what has been done in Akhalkalaki region within the frames of the project in the period of 2005-2009 and what has been changed in this region after the project being implemented.
The Head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia spoke about the cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia and the EU in the field of Agriculture and about the requirements the Georgian agricultural products should meet in order to have an access to the EU market.
Head of the Economical Division at the Regional Development Department of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Georgia spoke about the relevance of conditions for the population of villages to develop agriculture.
