Otar Shamugia: "Important measures have been taken in the food safety, veterinary care, and plant protection fields in recent years. The legislative base has been improved, and technical and human resources have expanded, as evidenced by the European Commission's report, which positively evaluates the reforms implemented in the food safety field".

" Increasing capacities led to increased state control over food safety and improved efficiency. In 2023, this figure will be more than 32,000", said Mr. Otar Shamugia, the candidate for the Ministry ...

Otar Shamugia: " This year, a record-high financing of GEL 19 million is allocated to promote Georgian products".

"Market diversification is one of our top priorities. We annually expand our efforts and funding to promote Georgian products in priority markets. This year, a record-high GEL 19 million GEL is alloca...

Otar Shamugia: "We provided owners of hazelnut orchards with the GEL 21 million targeted assistance covering over 44,000 ha “.

"Hazelnuts are a source of income for thousands of families and an important export product. More than 70 percent of exports go to the EU market. Last year, we launched a support program in which we g...

Otar Shamugia: "An unprecedented amount of financial resources - more than USD 300 million - has been attracted for irrigation and drainage infrastructure".

"Irrigation and drainage infrastructure is intensively developing. The area provided with irrigation water increased from 45,000 to 163,000 hectares. An unprecedented amount of financial resources - m...

Otar Shamugia: " In recent years, farmers have purchased over 6,000 units of agricultural equipment valued at more than GEL 235 million with state co-financing".

The candidate for the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Otar Shamugia, presented the outcomes of state agricultural programs and the future vision at the joint session of the A...

Otar Shamugia: " GEL 243 million is allocated from the 2024 state budget to support three significant state programs".

At the joint session of the Agrarian Issues, Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy, Regional Policy and Self-Government and Finance-Budget Committees, th...

Otar Shamugia: " According to preliminary estimates for 2023, the output of agribusiness products will exceed GEL 16 billion, while exports hit a record of 1.44 billion USD".

The candidate for the position of the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Otar Shamugia, provided a brief overview of the outcomes of the measures implemented by the Minist...