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November 2018 | Agri Review
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November
2018
The state budget for 2019 is currently being discussed in Parliament and must be approved by the end of the year. According to the revised version (second version), the total budget will be around 13 billion GEL. Out of which, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) will get 332 million GEL (2.4% of the total budget). Approximately 285 million GEL will go to agriculture development and the remaining 47 million GEL will be spent on environmental protection.
Compared to 2018, the budget for agriculture development will increase by around 22% in 2019. More state funds will be allocated to most of the agricultural areas except for the development of the wine & viticulture sector and the development of agricultural cooperatives. In 2019, these two areas will have a lower budget than they had in 2018.
As in previous years, the biggest share of state funds goes to further support the Agricultural Projects Management Agency (APMA) and the modernization of amelioration systems. It should be noted that in 2019, APMA will finance 10 types of projects including 4 new ones. These new projects are: farmer/farm registration, “Imereti Agrizone”, “Reap the Harvest” and a project on technical support and marketing. Specifically, “Imereti Agrizone” aims to create a greenhouse cluster in Imereti, while “Reap the Harvest” will support farmers in purchasing harvesting equipment.
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December 2023 | Agri Review
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December
2023
Citrus production in Georgia is currently experiencing a declining trend, despite the implementation of a tangerine state subsidy program. Under the program, farmers receive 30 instead of 15 tetri for 1 kg of non-standard (low-quality) tangerines.
September 2023 | Agri Review
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September
2023
Rtveli 2023 commenced this August. Similar to previous years, the Government of Georgia (GoG) is subsidizing the grape harvest again to support farmers who have suffered from worsening climate conditions. Based on information from MEPA representatives, the subsidy's primary aim is to guarantee that even producers with lower-quality grapes can still sell their products.
June 2023 | Agri Review
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June
2023
In June 2023, the National Statistics Office of Georgia issued its annual publication on the agricultural sector – Agriculture of Georgia 2022. The publication estimates that agriculture, forestry, and fishing comprised 7.5% of the GDP (constant prices) in 2022, which is lower than the 8% share in 2021, but in line with general trends over the last few years (agricultural GDP being 7-8% of GDP on average).
March 2023 | Agri Review
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March
2023
The budget for the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) amounted to 698.5 million GEL (an increase of 10.0 million GEL) in 2023.
December 2022 | Agri Review
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December
2022
Hazelnuts are one of the most important crops for Georgia in terms of export: between 2010-2021, they accounted for around 4.4% of total exports (GeoStat, 2022). In 2013, the quantity of exported hazelnuts reached its maximum level (30 ths. tons), in the following years, it then decreased to 19 ths. tons alongside an increase in value, thus indicating higher prices per exported kg of Georgian hazelnut.
