Kakheti. At the initiative of the Associations Management Center (AMC), an information-coordination meeting was held in Akhmeta on October 31. The meeting aimed to discuss problems of sheep-farming, as well as to find potential solutions with active participation of interested parties. According to representatives of the Associations Management Center, the EU has funded a study as part of the UNDP project "Sustainable Management of Pastures in Georgia to Demonstrate to Local Communities the Benefits and Dividends of Adapting to Climate Change". During the study they have examined local living conditions of the Tushetian shepherds, who use the Vashlovani protected territory for winter pastures. Meeting participants have discussed expected legislative amendments and regulations aimed at developing the sheep-farming sector, as well as increasing the role and participation of parties interested in developing the sector.