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The livestock sector enhancement project to launch call for applications
A new call for grant proposals will be launched in frames of the “Safety and Quality Investment in Livestock (SQIL)” project, which encourages innovative business ideas to be submitted as proposals. A need-based innovative proposals aim toward dairy and beef industries to improve increase local value addition by emphasizing food safety and quality standards. The project is implemented by the Land O’Lakes Venture 37, implemented by the eorgian Farmers’ Association and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).“Enhancement of the livestock industry is of utmost priority for the State. Therefore, we would like to express gratitude to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their financial assistance. I firmly believe that the grant competitions and their implementation will translate into tangible outcomes in the livestock sector” – The first Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr Giorgi Khanishvili stated.
Applications to the competition on innovative business ideas in the livestock sector will be accepted between September 11, 2021 to October 22, 2021. The competition aspires to increase accessibility to markets, further processing and storage of production, enhancing productiveness, and improving access to financial services.
The project also actively aims on raising awareness among the persons employed to the livestock sector, which has been enriched through utilizing various trainings or educational-informational guidebooks.
Detailed information on the grant competition can be accessed at: https://bit.ly/2YzQNX4
Further information can be accessed at: https://www.facebook.com/SQILGeorgia