Georgia: tea to be sold in Czech supermarket chain

Georgian tea will be sold by Oxalis, one of the leading supermarket chains in the Czech Republic, after a Georgia-based company has received support from the Export Assistance Programme of the Enterprise Georgia state project to deliver its products to the store. Enterprise Georgia revealed the news on January 25, explaining Gamarjoba, a domestic producer…

Georgia: Agriculture Minister discusses food safety in Berlin ministerial

Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, discussed international food safety at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture ministerial in Berlin between January 18 and 21. Bringing together up to 90 agriculture ministers and hundreds of representatives from international organisations, the event highlighted causes of the global food security crisis. Naming…

Moldova: apple producers to be consulted by American expert on creating marketing cooperatives

Moldovan apple producers will benefit on January 16-28 from free consulting on creation of marketing cooperatives from a volunteer of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Farmer-to-Farmer Program, implemented by CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture) Moldova. USAID volunteer Bruce Bailey has extensive experience in agricultural development and food security in a number of…