Georgia - New state program of 15m lari to be lauched to promote targeted usage of agricultural land

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In order to promote targeted usage of agricultural land, new state program “Introduce Future” with budget of 15 million lari will be launched. The program will be implemented during 2 years in all municipalities of the country (except Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi and Poti).

“The government will assist with co-financing principle to entrepreneurs in financing costs of gardens’ cultivation and creation of nursery farms”, said Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in his speech on the project’s presentation.

As the Premier declared, he hopes that implementation of the project “will promote agriculture development, opening of new enterprises, growth of export potential of agricultural products of the country, enabling farmers and entrepreneurs to produce high-quality products”.

“The project envisages two components: one is cultivation of perennial gardens, while another – arrangement of nursery farms”, Garibashvili noted and added: “beneficiaries of new project will receive qualified assistance, which will be provided by Scientific Research Center, established with support of the government”.

Source - http://www.sarke.com/

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