BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
A high-quality citrus harvest is expected in Georgian Adjara this year, Trend reports via the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture.
The forecast for the harvest is up to 40,000 tons. Some 50 percent of this will be exported.
The organizational issues of citrus harvesting and accommodation were discussed by the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili together with the Minister of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara - Giorgi Surmanidze.
"Today's working meeting with the new Minister of Agriculture of Adjara Autonomous Republic had a kind of introductory character; Accordingly, we discussed all the strategic directions. However, the main topic was the citrus vintage. Like in recent years, headquarters will be put in place to work together to accommodate the citrus crop. Coordinated delivery, processing, flow control, and accounting of non-standard tangerines will be done electronically. Orange vintage will be completed in an organized way this year as well," Davitashvili said.
As Surmanidze noted, the citrus harvest in 2020 is not abundant, but the quality has increased. According to the Minister, up to 7,000 tons of non-standard tangerines are expected this year, for which the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture of Adjara provides subsidies. Up to 30 receiving-sorting enterprises will receive a non-standard harvest.
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