BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27
Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The French Development Agency (AFD) has approved 300,000 euros to support modernization of agriculture in Georgia, Trend reports via Georgian media.
As reported, in October 2020, experts from the agriculture, rural development and biodiversity division of AFD visited Georgia to define the different components of this technical cooperation program.
A detailed study will be carried out to further analyze challenges related to agricultural land management in Georgia, such as the high level of land fragmentation, the level of productivity and security of land tenure.
"Georgia has considerable competitive advantage in this sector and we, in France, working as part of Team Europe, are keen to be a major partner of Georgian authorities as they strive to develop this sector", said French Ambassador to Georgia Diego Colas said.
He said that since 2018 AFD has provided technical assistance to small-time farmers in Georgia. Some 12 pilot projects are operational, eight more are projected to be operational before the end of the year.
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