In Georgia, the state is investing in refrigerated warehouses for berry crops

According to the decision adopted at the meeting of the Government of Georgia, the state program "Co-financing of refrigerated warehouses for the storage of berry crops for agricultural cooperatives" will be implemented. According to Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Otar Shamugia, in recent years, the planting of more than 2,500 hectares of blueberries has been funded under the Plant the Future program. The predicted harvest in the coming years is about 20-25 thousand tons. As of the seventh month of this year, 3,000 tons of blueberries worth more than $18 million were exported from Georgia, which is 118% more than in the same period last year, EastFruit reports. “After the orchards planted with the support of the state come into full fruition, we will have a large harvest of blueberries. Which, of course, will become one of the main sources of income for farmers in Western Georgia. However, as you know, berry crops are perishable, so it is important that we ...