Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

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The sustainable use of non-timber forest products and the development of the value chain in Georgia to discuss at the workshop

Within the framework of the National Forestry Program (NFP), an extended workshop was held on the sustainable use of non-timber forest products and the development of the value chain in Georgia.

The Deputy Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Mr. Kakha Kakabadze attended the meeting.

"We are implementing a large-scale forest sector reform, which involves the sustainable use of forests and their resources, including the extraction and sale of non-timber forest resources, for which it is necessary to make preliminary assessments and set specific goals.

To this end, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, jointly with the Forestry Agency and donor organizations, works on obtaining and selling non-timber resources. Our Ministry is ready to support associations, the business sector, and all the others who are interested in the sustainable use of non-timber resources," said Mr. Kakha Kakabadze.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the role of local self-government in forest management and addressed current cooperation-related issues. 

The participants delivered presentations on the research, which was conducted within the framework of the "ECO.Georgia" project, and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The presentations also included a study on the assessment of the extraction and sale of non-timber forest products, which was conducted within the same project, in cooperation with the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and with the funding of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection. (BMUV).