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

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EU Supports the Assessment of the National Food Control System in Georgia.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture hosted the meeting to discuss the details of the ongoing "Assessment of Food Control System in Georgia" project launched under the European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD-IV).

The parties presented food control assessment tools developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Kakha Kakabadze, made opening remarks at the meeting.

"It should be mentioned that we have this unique opportunity to start an in-depth assessment of the food control system with the support of FAO, which entails analyzing the current situation, legislative space, human resources, and infrastructure and properly identifying the needs to improve our activities even more," said Mr. Kakha Kakabadze.

"Within the EU ENPARD IV program, FAO promotes food safety and develops Georgia's sanitary and phytosanitary systems. This allows us to work closely with the relevant agencies of the Government of Georgia to study the existing food control system and determine the areas that need improvement. On behalf of FAO, we would like to thank the Government of Georgia and all those agencies that have expressed their willingness to participate in the process and closely cooperate with the FAO assessment team," said FAO representative in Georgia, Mr. Raimund Jehle.

During the meeting, the Head of the National Food Agency, Mr. Zurab Chekurashvili, provided information about the main directions of the Agency. The representative of FAO in Georgia, Mr. Raimund Jehle, emphasized the importance of the national food control system and its role in protecting consumers' health and ensuring competitive food production.


Within the framework of ENPARD-IV, the ongoing project will provide training sessions on assessing the food control system at the National Food Agency. The representatives of various agencies within the system of the Ministry will be involved in the sessions. The evaluations will be made and reflected in the food safety strategy and action plan.

The officials of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, the Agencies included within the system of the Ministry, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance, and representatives of international organizations attended the meeting.