Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, on February 20 said the Government was allocating GEL 16 million ($6 million) for promotion of Georgian products in “strategic” foreign markets, including in the United States and Europe, this year. Speaking to the media following the weekly Government meeting, the official explained the move was aimed at diversifying…
As of February 17, Ukraine has exported 30.014 million tons of grains and pulses, including 3.043 million tons in February, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy informs. As of the same date last year, the export amounted to 41.958 million tons, including 3.488 million tons in February. The total included 10.71 million tons of wheat (17.742…
Increasing the productivity and quality of table grapes, the need for advanced growing technologies, diversifying sales markets and obtaining higher incomes were the main topics examined within the Advisory Council, with the participation of producers from the branch and the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry ( MAIA). According to Gheorghe Gaberi,…
Georgian wine producers are showcased in the international wine fair VinExpo Paris in the French capital, the National Wine Agency reports. Over 3,000 manufacturers from 52 countries and thousands of visitors from around the world are hosted at the event where producers are presenting their products. The agency said the Georgian companies’ participation in the…
Ukraine and Egypt are considering the possibility of implementing joint agricultural projects. This was stated by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi following a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Ukraine Ayman Ahmed Mokhtar Elgammal. During the meeting, the parties discussed the implementation of…
For the first time since its foundation, in 2006, the Nut Growers Association in Moldova (ANRM) participates as an exhibitor in one of the largest specialized international exhibitions, held on February 8-10 in Berlin (Germany) and which brings together thousands of fruit producers, processors, distributors, technology and equipment suppliers from several countries of the world.…
Over 70 representatives of poultry farms from the Republic of Moldova discussed at an international symposium supported by the EU the latest news from the poultry sector related to various highly contagious diseases such as salmonella, bird flu and Newcastle disease. According to Iurie Scripnic, state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry…