Hazelnut cadastre to be compiled in Georgia, which will simplify the support of the hazelnut industry

Published Nov 2, 2022

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Georgia is compiling an inventory of hazelnuts to improve industry coordination, protection from diseases and pests, and support planning. The inventory will include data on hazelnut orchards, owners, varieties, yields, and ages. The government and the Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association will collaborate on this project. Due to long rains and increased costs, this year's hazelnut harvest was smaller and of lower quality, with only 20% being premium. However, there is demand for high-quality hazelnuts in both the Georgian and international markets. To support farmers, a new state program will provide subsidies and preferential loans, and a memorandum with Liberty Bank allows farmers to use stored hazelnuts as collateral for loans.

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In the coming month, Georgia will begin work on compiling an inventory of hazelnuts. The Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association (GHGA) will be actively involved in the preparation of this inventory, along with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and local authorities. As Giorgi Todua, executive director of GHGA, told EastFruit, the cadastre will include data on the number of hazelnut orchards in Georgia, their location and boundaries, their owners (whether the owner or tenant), the age of orchards, hazelnut varieties, yields, etc. The cadastre is planned to be prepared by the next spring, that is, by the beginning of spring agricultural events in hazelnut orchards. According to Georgy Todua, the presence of such a database will improve the coordination of activities for the care of hazelnuts and its protection from diseases and pests, will help in planning the steps of the state and the Association to support the industry, which, ultimately, will ...

Source: Eastfruit