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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. Most of the assigned budget was distributed toward the following areas:
- Food safety, plant protection, and epizootic safety - 63.5 mln. GEL;
- Development of viticulture and winemaking - 67.4 mln. GEL;
- Unified agricultural project - 346.4 mln. GEL.
- Modernization of the amelioration system - 95.0 mln. GEL;
- Environmental supervision - 26.0 mln. GEL;
- Establishment and management of protected areas - up to 31.5 mln. GEL;
- Development and management of the forestry system - up to 21.0 mln. GEL;
- State program for sustainable land management and land use monitoring - 4.4 mln. GEL.
The largest share of MEPA funding has traditionally been directed towards the Rural Development Agency (RDA), Georgian Amelioration (GA), and the National Wine Agency (NWA), with respective shares of 53%, 14%, and 10%.
The budget for the unified agricultural project, implemented by the RDA, is distributed among different agricultural development projects, namely: preferential agro-credits - 200.0 mln. GEL; agricultural insurance - 12.0 mln. GEL; the “Plant the Future” project - 35.0 mln. GEL; co-financing projects for processing and storage enterprises - 25.0 mln. GEL; promoting development in the agro sector - 10.0 mln. GEL; co-financing agricultural mechanization - 17.0 mln. GEL; and promoting hazelnut production - 20.0 mln. GEL.
The financing of environmental protection programs within the Ministry’s allocation increased by 10.8 million GEL compared to the first version of the 2023 budget project, and it amounted to 92.7 million GEL.
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June 2024 | Agri Review
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June
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March 2024 | Agri Review
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In June 2023, responding to appeals from the Georgian Flour Producers Association, the Georgian government imposed a temporary import duty on wheat flour imported from Russia. This advocacy by the Association began after Russia implemented a “floating tariff” on wheat in 2021, making wheat imports more expensive compared to wheat flour.
December 2023 | Agri Review
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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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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
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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).
