Tbilisi. EU and partners summarised achievements of ENPARD’s small farmers’ cooperation component. At a joint closure event in Tbilisi the four partners implementing the EU’s ENPARD’s small farmers’ cooperation component, Care, Mercy Corps, Oxfam and People in Need, presented the results of their four-year work in support of EU-funded agricultural cooperatives in Georgia.

The EU supports agriculture and rural development in Georgia through its ENPARD Programme. Implemented since 2013 with a total budget of EUR 102 million, the main goal of ENPARD is to reduce rural poverty in Georgia. The first phase of ENPARD in Georgia focused on developing the potential of agriculture. The second phase of ENPARD focuses on creating economic opportunities for rural population that go beyond agricultural activities. The next phases will continue strengthening the agriculture sector, and also focus food safety and quality standards and further development of the rural development model.

Source: The organization’s webpage