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Ministry holds a Working Meeting to Discuss the Development of the Pig Farming Sector.
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Lasha Avaliani, met with the representatives of the pig farming sector.
During the meeting, the parties focused on sectoral issues and prospects, existing challenges, and state support mechanisms, including opportunities to promote local production, ensure market stability, and address import-related challenges.
The discussion also covered the requirements of a new regulatory act that will impose additional obligations on slaughterhouse owners.
As mentioned, before the regulations take effect, further consultations will be held to enable pig sector representatives to implement the new requirements gradually and effectively.
According to the Deputy Avaliani, the Ministry will provide maximum support to industry representatives to ensure compliance with the new regulations and alignment with applicable standards.
“During the working meeting with representatives of the pig farming sector, we thoroughly discussed issues of critical importance to the industry, including the requirements outlined in the new regulatory act. We agreed that additional consultations will be conducted before the regulations come into force, allowing stakeholders to adopt the new requirements in a timely and efficient manner. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture will extend its full support, including assistance in laboratory testing,” stated Mr. Lasha Avaliani.
The Deputy Director of the Scientific-Research Centre of Agriculture, Mr. Nodar Khatiashvili, along with representatives of relevant Departments of the Ministry, attended the meeting.