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The elaboration of the National Policy Concept paper on Sustainable management of Georgia’s pastures to discuss at the Ministry
The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Otar Shamugia, together with the First Deputy Minister Mr. George Khanishvili, representatives of the Ministry, and the relevant agencies within the system of the Ministry discussed the elaboration of the National Policy Concept paper on sustainable management of Georgia’s pastures.
The National policy concept of pasture management is based on a complex approach, which embodies the sustainable use of pastures along with the development of the livestock sector. Based on the concept, pastures will be classified and general principles for grazing and pasture management will be determined.
The concept of sustainable pasture management is based on the existing approaches and experience of pasture management from the high mountain regions of European countries and is being developed with the active involvement of Georgian and foreign experts.
The respective document will be fundamental for the adoption of the law on pasture management, which will improve the sustainable management of pastures, and determine the relevant functions of all agencies involved in the management process.
The pasture management policy will be developed within the project "Achieving land degradation neutrality through restoration and sustainable management of degraded pastures". The project is implemented by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Regional Environmental Center of the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), and the Caucasus Network of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (CENN).