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

Solomon Pavliashvili accompanied by state trustee of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Malkhaz Toria  visited plantations which were restored under the Georgian Tea Plantation Rehabilitation Program. The officials got familiar with the agricultural technique, which is operated by the Agricultural Engineering Research Service of the Agricultural Research Center.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture has been implementing the Tea Plantations Rehabilitation Program since 2016, which aims to effectively utilize tea potential in Georgia, promote local tea production, increase self-sustainability, as well as tea export potential.

Within the frame of the program, rehabilitation of both private and state-owned  abandoned tea plantations is underway to promote employment of the local population and improve their social-economic conditions. According to the data 2016-2018, 1024 hectares of tea plantations have been restored, with total investment amounting more than 2.5 million gel.

Agro Engineering Research Service of the Agricultural Research Center presented and conducted testing of agricultural technique in Tsalenjikha municipality. The machine aggregate performs four ( tasks ) functions simultaneously - cropping, crushing, fertilizing and processing of soil. In the nearest future, along with Minsk tractor factory, the agricultural machine will be further improved and make  farmers work easier. 

Goga Gulordava, the majoritarian MP of Samegrelo, director of the Agricultural Research Center, Levan Ujmajuridze, representatives of Georgian Agricultural Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Logistics and Services Company, Local Government and Local Informational Advisory Service attended the meeting.