BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 23
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Projects carried out by Georgia provide support along the entire chain from the production of products to supplies to export markets, said George Khanishvili, First Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Trend reports via Georgian media.
"2020 is notable for the fact that, despite the situation with COVID-19, we have already received the first results from the orchards. Therefore, all brands and quality products in Georgia began to be actively exported. The real results are as follows: all crops whose harvests were able to ensure stable supplies for international export began to be exported such as peaches, nectarines, hazelnuts, plums, apples, etc," he said.
According to Khanishvili, exports have almost doubled this season compared to last.
"The export of apples, according to current data, increased by 11 times. It is too early to estimate the absolute export indicator – we assume that the export deliveries of Georgian apples, now placed for storage, will be carried out for several more months, including until spring," he said.
As he noted, the upward trend in the export of fruit products will continue.
"After the start of the pandemic, trade relations between the countries were not interrupted. The main thing, as I already mentioned, is to have the appropriate products. The state has tried to create favorable conditions for farmers and their activities. We introduced additional projects against the backdrop of a pandemic and they used them," Khanishvili said.
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