State support for Georgian hazelnut producers has been extended, 20 million lari will be allocated for it in 2024

In Georgia, the state program for the development of hazelnut production will continue in 2024; 20 million lari will be allocated from the budget to subsidize the cost of agrochemicals and pesticides necessary for growing hazelnuts. Business Georgia writes about this with reference to the speech of Georgy Kapanadze, Deputy Head of the Financial Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, in the Committee on Agrarian Issues of the Parliament. “This year, 20 million lari are planned to subsidize the hazelnut production development program. Yield will be an indicator of the program's effectiveness. The funding allocated is quite large, we hope that the harvest will increase, and this will be reflected in export volumes,” Kapanadze said. The committee also discussed the results of last year's program. First Deputy Minister of Finance Georgiy Kakauridze noted that compared to the previous year, the program for promoting hazelnut production in 2023 had become more effective, although ...