BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Georgia has sufficient resources to increase tea production, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Otar Shamugia said during the “ministerial hour” at the parliament, Trend reports via the Ministry.
According to Shamugia, Georgia is currently implementing a new program related to tea production.
“Georgia has increased the amount of co-financing, and, under the program, up to 1,700 hectares of tea plantations have been renovated in recent years. We will continue providing further support for tea growth,” he said.
The Tea Plantation Rehabilitation Program envisages the effective use of the existing potential in Georgia for tea growth, promoting the growth of local tea production (including organic tea) and increasing the export potential.
The program includes renovation of both privately and state-owned wild tea plantations. As well as employing the population, improving their socio-economic status, and promoting the establishment of modern tea primary processing enterprises.
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