Agriculture is among the economic sectors that are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Together with Georgia’s Rural Development Agency, we are working to equip local farmers with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to improve the quality and quantity of agricultural products affected by climate.During a recent meeting in October, representatives from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, RDA, National Environmental Agency, Scientific-Research Centre of Agriculture, and UNDP's international experts unveiled and discussed this groundbreaking endeavour. More... Source: UNDP Georgia

Kvemo Kartli. CENN, in the frame of the ongoing “Climate-Resilient Agriculture – PRAISE Marneuli” project, funded by the Swiss organisation HEKS/EPER, hosted a thematic camp on environmental protection and climate-resilient agriculture for youth.  As a result of participating in the camp, 15 young people from Marneuli municipality have strengthened their knowledge of food systems, rural development and agriculture, climate change mitigation and adaptation, food loss and waste, and waste management.   More... Source: CENN

Opportunity for people living in Ozurgeti, Chokhatauri and Lanchkhuti!  If you want to learn more about the European approaches in agriculture, apply for the training programme conducted by CENN within the EU-funded project:  In Chokhatauri, 25-26 September In Ozurgeti, 27-28 September In Lanchkhuti, 29-30 September more...  Source: jobs.ge

Samegrelo. On March 8-9, within the UN Women and Jepra partnership, in Tsalenjikha and Zugdidi, Jepra's consultants conducted a “Branding and Communication” training for women farmers.  Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Imereti. On October 19, the representatives of Taso Foundation visited the projects of the participants of the “Women's Economic Empowerment” program in the village of Dimi, Baghdati municipality: vegetable greenhouse and a family cellar. Purchases planned within the project have been completed, women have started their activities. The project is implemented by Taso Foundation with the support of the United Nations Women's Organization (UN Women) and the Norwegian government. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Svaneti. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UN Women, the Agrarian Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and the Mestia Municipality celebrated World Food Day and Rural Women's Day in Mestia on October 16-17. For this day, the farmers' agricultural market, wheat, and bread exhibition were organized in Mestia, where farmers presented various local products, including dairy products, wine, honey, and niche products. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Guria. On October 8-9, in Guria, in the village of Erketi, Chokhatauri Municipality, the "Rural Women Festival" was organized by Taso Foundation. More than 100 women from different regions joined this year's festival and presented traditional cuisine and cultural activities of their regions. Culinary master-classes, educational space for sharing photos and videos, food stations, space for singing, dancing and other cultural activities were organized at the festival. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Regions. The lawyers of Transparency International - Georgia visited the regions of Imereti, Samegrelo and Adjara and provided information to the population on the issues of systematic land registration. We gave legal advice to citizens about their rights and duties within the framework of systematic land registration. The systematic registration of land, according to the plan established by the National Agency of Public Registry, is already underway in the entire territory of the country. Under this framework, on its own initiative, the Public Registry measures land plots, searches for relevant documentation and registers ownership. In order to check which relevant documentation is required for the registration of property rights and obtain other additional information, please visit the organization’s website... Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Shida Kartli. On April 20, 2022, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), in the framework of the project "Solidarity Branding - Promoting Entrepreneurs Living in the Shida Kartli Region, Next to the Occupied Territories" together with the Georgian Farmers Association (GFA) in Gori and Kareli districts held a second meeting and got acquainted with their entrepreneurial activities. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Samegrelo. With the support of the UN Women and FAO Georgia, at the Zugdidi Botanical Garden, an event was held dedicated to the economic empowerment of women living in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The main goal of the event was to strengthen the economic empowerment of rural women farmers, promote the products of dairymaid farmers, and introduce their products to the local market and the existing business for further partnership. The event was held within the framework of the project “Fostering economic empowerment of women farmers by supporting homemade dairy production in Georgia through the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach”. The project is implemented with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Read more… Source: the organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The analytical document is the second chapter of a study conducted by the Social Justice Center titled “Everyday Lives and Multifaceted Oppression of Muslim Women of Georgia.” “The chapter summarizes the issues and difficulties of employment, housework and working in agriculture in Marneuli Municipality and highland Adjara. The document also addresses the economic hardships of families, employment prospects for women living in rural areas, the reasons for taking on debt and credit, the hard work of women at home, and other issues”. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Tbilisi. In 2017, Georgia kicked off a fundamental reform effort to diversify rural economies, reduce poverty and make rural areas a better place for entrepreneurship, employment, education, health care, technology and climate action. "The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have been supporting this transformation by helping the country create policy frameworks and by assisting local projects initiated by rural residents. In 2020 and 2021, over 80 rural entrepreneurs joined a GEL9 million (almost US$3 million) grant programme to boost rural entrepreneurship, promote non-agricultural livelihoods and help overcome the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic". Read more… Source: eu4georgia.eu

Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Social Justice Center presents the third episode of stories about women from villages of the Javakheti region. “Previously, girls used to get married right after they became 18 years, while nowadays many prefer to study. I would like all of them to study...” Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Kvemo Kartli. 65 entrepreneurs from 8 municipalities of Georgia operating in agriculture and tourism sectors presented their products and services at the "Agrotourism Festival 2021" organized in Ambrolauri with support from the EU, Austria and Sweden. Read more… Source: eeas.europa.eu

Tbilisi. CENN within the frames of the EU supported Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP) invites you to take part in the cycle of webinars to mark International Climate Action Day and to help further climate action across the globe. Register for the webinars here... The deadline for registration is 18 October, 18:00. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. October 15 is the International Day of Rural Women. In regard this day, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) summed up results of a competition of business ideas of women entrepreneurs, in which more than 600 rural women participated. “Winning business ideas include concepts of production of solar water heaters, submitted from Martvili, development of eco-tourism, submitted from Natanebi, publication of fabric books for children, submitted from Rustavi, and 24 other projects that serve local economic development and participation of women. Each winner will receive up to GEL 5,000 as funding and consultation assistance to expand their economic activities and implement business projects”. Read more... Source: www.ge.undp.org Photo: Nana (Naku) Gamkrelidze

Tbilisi. UNDP publishes a methodological manual “Sustainable, Low Emission and Climate Sensitive Agriculture” designed for farmers and agricultural extension specialists. “It is based on scientific assessments of agriculture’s impact on climate change and the climate adaptation strategies developed for Georgia’s agricultural sector”. Read more… Source: www.ge.undp.org

Tbilisi. On July 25, Georgian Cheese Fest took place in Mtatsmina Park, Tbilisi.  „The festival featured Georgia cheese, honey, tea verities from all over Georgia including USAID/Zrda target municipalities. The Cheese festival was organized through USAID/Zrda support by Georgian Cheese Makers Union and its founder Ana Mikadze“.                                                   Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Georgia is preparing a national strategy for low-emission development. „The strategy will focus on transforming the economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and will include specific low-carbon development scenarios for key sectors. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture is taking the lead in this effort with support from the European Union in Georgia and UNDP Georgia. The EU and UNDP assistance draws on the EU-funded #EU4Climate programme“. Read more…  Source: The webpage of the organization

Imereti. On May 13, a representative of the Kutaisi branch of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association visited the village of Shukruti in Chiatura Municipality, where local population have been protesting for 87 days against irreversible damage that mining activities of the company “Georgian Manganese” cause to the natural and social environment of the village. “During this time, three locals have exercised an extreme form of protest and sewn their mouths shut due to neglect of demands of participants of the action by both the state and mentioned company. According to explanation of residents of Shukruti, the environment has been polluted irreversibly as a result of activities of the company “Georgian Manganese”. Living in the village has become dangerous for locals, as their houses have turned uninhabitable due to damage caused by activities of the company, besides, they cannot use plots of land under their possession for agricultural purposes any longer, thus remaining without income”. Read more… Source: gyla.ge

Samegrelo. UN Women and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have started promoting the economic empowerment of women farmers in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. „As part of the project “Promoting the Economic Empowerment of Women Farmers through the Support of Farmer Field School (FFS) Approaches”, the representatives of the two UN agencies met with the current and potential partners in the target region and discussed future prospects for cooperation. In particular, the content and goals of the project were introduced to the organizations working on the issues of women’s empowerment in Zugdidi Municipality; a consultation meeting was held with the head of the Social Protection Department, Gogi Revia. As a result, future plans for the cooperation between UN Women and the municipality in raising awareness on one of the components of the project - women’s rights and domestic violence - have been outlined.” Read more… Source: georgia.unwomen.org

Tbilisi. Social Justice Center presents an article by Mariam Devidze – “Visible or invisible: Climate change and work of rural women”. “Climate change is a global problem that confronts all countries around the world with a lot of challenges. According to a statement made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the consequences of climate change hamper the implementation of agricultural activities and water supply, which has an impact on such issues as food safety, availability, and retention of prices. It should be noted that the main contributors to climate change are rich countries and populations, while its detrimental consequences affect mostly poor countries (including Georgia) and marginalized as well as vulnerable groups of the population, and there are also women among them. As a result, social and global inequality is furthermore exacerbated”, - is stated in the article. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge