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

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An Agreement worth USD12 million was signed with a Korean company to design irrigation systems.

Under the World Bank "Georgia Resilient Agriculture, Irrigation and Land (GRAIL) project," the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture signed two international agreements with the South Korean company " Yoshin Engineering Corporation" in designing irrigation systems.
Mr. Tengiz Nasaridze, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and Mr. Jeong Hwan Kim, Vice President of the company "Yoshin Engineering Corporation" signed the agreements. 
 
As stated by Mr. Nasaridze,  27 thousand hectares of agricultural land will be supplied with water, and the drainage infrastructure will be updated as part of the project.

"The Agreement was signed with a prominent South Korean company, which has great experience designing and supervising irrigation construction works. I believe the irrigation system in our country will advance to a qualitatively different level in about five / six years.  We will have modern, water-efficient, and climate-smart systems that will be useful for our farmers. This will be a significant catalyst for even greater agricultural productivity and successful farming practices," said Mr. Tengiz Nasaridze.

The respective agreements include the preparation of the detailed engineering project/design and the technical supervision of the rehabilitation works of Tashiskari, Tirifoni Upper Canal, Zemo Alazani Irrigation Systems, Shavghele Massif Drainage System, and Narekavi Reservoir. The total value of the two contracts is USD 11,936,845. 


According to Mr. Jeong Hwan Kim, their company has extensive experience designing irrigation systems, noting that they wish to implement another successful project in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.


‘’Yooshin Engineering Corporation’’ is one of the largest consulting companies worldwide. 
Since 1966, the company has been working on large-scale infrastructure projects in many countries worldwide and has extensive experience designing water reservoirs and irrigation systems.