Govt' Working to Prevent Food Deficit and Speculative Rise in Prices

The government of Georgia is working to prevent food deficit and speculative rise in prices so that the population is not harmed due to the new coronavirus impact on the local economy.

Levan Davitashvili, Georgia's Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture, announced that following the Prime Minister’s instructions, a working group on food supplies and price regulation has been set up, led by Vice Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili.

The meeting of the working group was attended by representatives of large food nets, importers and distributors.

The participants of the meeting noted that despite the restrictions imposed by the threat of the spread of coronavirus in the country, there is no danger of a food deficit.

The meeting was attended by the Business Ombudsman, a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and representatives of relevant agencies of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture.

By Ana Dumbadze