BFC Georgian Agriculture Finance Bulletin. Edition #90, February 2020
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FAO, EU train Georgian farmers in business skills
February 10th, 2020, http://www.fao.org/georgia/news/detail-events/en/c/1261267/
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the European Union (EU)supported European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD), implemented a series of trainings for farmers and rural producers in five different municipalities (Lagodekhi, Akhmeta, Tetritskaro, Tsalka and Tskaltubo) of Georgia. The main objective of the trainings was to help rural producers and farmers focus on market and profitability potential before taking production initiatives. The main areas and topics covered during the trainings were target market selection and marketing standards, distribution channel identification and commercialization of harvest, the effect of seasonality on prices and sales, the importance of record-keeping and budgeting, the need for bookkeeping and budgeting to make production decisions, pricing decisions based on profitability and exploring production alternatives based on profitability results. In total, more than 70 participants attended the trainings.
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FAO grant competition announced
February 13th, 2020, https://kalo.ge/news/view?id=8158
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the assistance of the European Union (EU), has announced a grant competition in support of agricultural initiatives. The goal of this grant competition is to improve access to finance, services and manufacturing equipment for farmers, rural households, cooperatives, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), ultimately resulting in an increased competitiveness of the agricultural sector and better livelihoods for the rural population. Grants will be awarded in amounts of between GEL 1,000 and GEL 150,000 (up to a maximum of 40% of the total cost of investment).
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New project to increase small farm and cooperative access to finance
February 13th, 2020, https://kalo.ge/news/view?id=8157
A memorandum of understanding was signed by the head of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Agency (ARDA) regarding the implementation of the FinExCoop Georgia project. The project, which aims at improving access to finance for small commercial farms and agricultural cooperatives in Georgia, is being funded by the European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) and the L Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD).
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FAO, EU provide trainings on improved greenhouse production
February 14th, 2020, http://www.fao.org/georgia/news/detail-events/en/c/1262872/
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the European Union (EU)supported European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD), has implemented a series of training modules on successful greenhouse production for farmers, extension staff of the public and private sector and rural producers of Georgia. The main objective of the training was to increase the knowledge of different partners that provide support to the farmers in the field as well as train some lead farmers that are already active in greenhouse production. The trainings focused on specific practices covering relevant to the production of the vegetable crops that are more widely produced in Georgia. The trainings also provided technical recommendations for farmers to avoid practices that may reduce their yield or make their investments less sustainable.
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