Upcoming Workshop on Developing a Potato Seed Certification System

In September 24-27 the International Potato Center (CIP) is organizing an event “Developing a Potato Seed Certification System”, within the project “Enhancing Rural Livelihoods in Georgia: Introducing Integrated Seed Health Approaches to Local Potato Seed Systems”, supported by Austrian Development Agency. The workshop will be organized in Tbilisi (24-25 September, Hotel Biltmor) and Kazbegi (26-27

Meeting with representatives of Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia

  Director of Resource Mobilization, at the International Potato Center (CIP) – Pietro Turilli, Resource Mobilization Specialist – Elisabeth Ullman, and International Potato Center Regional in Leader Central Asia and the Caucasus – Rusudan Mdivani met with Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Georgia – Iuri Nozadze. The discussion held about existing collaboration between International Potato

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CIP presents National Plan for Improvement of Seed Potato to government of Georgia.

On March 26 CIP joined the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia in an event for the presentation of the National Plan for Improvement of Seed Potato in Georgia. This strategic document, which was developed by CIP, was given to the ministry for future implementation. The ministry announced that the next step will

Meeting with farmers

In January 22th the project staff met with Kazbegi Farmers Information Consultation Center and LAG. Ina Gerard, a gender expert on potato international center, has conducted a study on gender equality in the potato production sector. On January 23, a seminar was held on Farmers’ Gender Equality and Importance. The seminar was attended by 22

The training on thematic “Select the Best” in Akhalkalaki

25 farmers from 12 villages of 7 territorial body in Akhalkalaki Municipality attended the training on thematic “Select the Best”, hold on November 22 in the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development in Georgia  (ENPARD II) office in Akhalkalaki. Participants expressed great interest to training’s topics. Questions were raised mainly on the care

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The training on thematic “Select the Best”

23 farmers from 9 villages of 4 territorial body in Marneuli Municipality attended the training on thematic “Select the Best”, hold on November 19 in the Farmers’ Municipal House of Marneuli Municipality. Participants expressed great interest to training’s topics. Questions were raised mainly on the care of potato seeds for better seeding. Dali Tsiklauri, senior

Discussion on seed potato planning was held in Georgia

Discussion on seed potato planning was held in Georgia – in order to improve the potato sector in the country, the meeting was organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) through the collaboration of Scientific Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture (LEPL) and the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture, which was financially supported

CIP continues to train and consult farmers for farmers in positive selection

Georgian scientists trained by experts from the International Potato Center (CIP) continued to train and consult farmers for farmers in positive selection. Representatives of Structural Units of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture – Dali Tsiklauri, Scientific-Research Center of Agricultural, Kakhaber Janukashvili, Head of Farmers Information-Consultation Center in Kazbegi and Levan Tkemaladze, PhD Student

CIP have begun to conduct field trainings for farmers in positive selection

Georgian scientists trained by experts from the International Potato Center (CIP) have begun to conduct field trainings for farmers in positive selection. Representatives of Structural Units of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture – Dali Tsiklauri, Scientific-Research Center of Agricultural, Kakhaber Janukashvili, Head of Farmers Information-Consultation Center in Kazbegi and Levan Tkemaladze, PhD Student