BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4
By Tamilla Mammadova - Trend:
Due to the situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have extended the deadlines for accepting applications for participation in the second stage of the competition for agricultural grants in Georgia until April 8, Trend reports via the analytical portal EastFruit.
According to the information of the Georgian representative office of FAO, farmers, agricultural cooperatives, as well as small and medium-sized entrepreneurs registered in Georgia who wish to take part in the grant competition, can familiarize themselves with the list of required documents and submit an application online (on the website www.faogrants.ge), and also get telephone consultations from regional coordinators.
The competition includes two categories of grants. Within the Grant Category 1 agricultural initiatives will be funded for farmers, rural households, cooperatives and SMEs whose farms and businesses operate in one of the following municipalities: Lagodekhi, Dedoplistskaro, Tetriskaro, Akhalkalaki, Borjomi, Kazbegi, Keda or Khulo. This grant category will support capital investments like machinery and equipment in any sector of agriculture.
The Grant Category 2 will support farmers, rural households, cooperatives and SMEs who operate in the municipalities of Akhaltsikhe, Dusheti, Khelvachauri, Shuakhevi, Marneuli, Bolnisi, Dmanisi, Gardabani, Tsalka, Ninotsminda, Aspindza, Kvareli, Gurjaani and Signaghi.
This grant category aims to support the following five sectors: production of beef (in all municipalities), dairy (in all municipalities), vegetables (in Kvareli, Gurjaani and Sighnaghi municipalities), wheat (in Sighnaghi municipality) and potato (in Tsalka, Ninotsminda and Aspindza municipalities).
The Grant Competition also gives an opportunity to the cooperatives registered in all the regions of Georgia to obtain co-financing.
As reported, the initiative also aims to support specific investments with high economic, social, and environmental impact and will increase the level of support to 60 percent.
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