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The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) hosts the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The MEPA hosted Director of the ADB at a remote meeting. Deputy Minister of MEPA, Mr Otar Shamugia and Mr Shane Rosenthal, Director of ADB discussed investment prospects deployed to rehabilitation-modernization of irrigation systems. One of the target projects anticipated within the cooperation are Lower Samgori (left) magistral and internal channels, as well as rehabilitation of the Tbilisi-Kumisi irrigation system in accordance with the modern standards. Also, capacity building of institutional and management mechanisms of the MEPA and LTD “Georgian Amelioration”.The meeting enjoyed presence of the representatives of MEPA’s agencies; LTD “Georgian Amelioration”; Jasmin Siddick, head department of the agriculture and natural resources of the ADB; Frank Dadkeste, head of water resources development program in Georgia and Avtandil Tskhvitava, project manager at the ADB, as well as experts of the British consultation firm “Landell Mills”.