The International Potato Center (CIP) has been implementing a three-year project, “Enhancing Rural Livelihoods in Georgia: Introducing Integrated Seed Health Approaches to Local Potato Seed Systems” with Austrian Development Agency (ADA) support since July 2017
This site provides information about a project being implemented in Georgia to improve livelihoods of small-scale farmers by implementing integrated seed health for potato production. The project is funded by the Republic of Austria and runs from July, 2017 through June 2020.
Objective #1
Develop a seed plan for Georgia based on the principles of integrated seed health (ISH)
Objective #2
Identify and address weaknesses in the current certified seed system to improve access to clean seed
Objective #3
Develop and integrate a farmer training plan for on-farm seed management into the existing farmer-training network
Objective #4
Identify and promote the use of new varieties with resistance to viruses as part of the ISH strategy
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