UNDP, Georgian Government Launch Euro 2.63 Million Rural Development Project

TBILISI - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Georgia on Tuesday pledged to invest Euro 2.63 million (GEL 6.8) into a project aimed at assisting rural development in Georgia’s western Adjaria region on the Black Sea.

Shombi Sharp, the UNDP’s Resident Representative in Georgia, and Tbilisi’s Agriculture Minister Otar Danelia signed the relevant finalized agreement on Tuesday, which sees the European Union provide 95 per cent of the funds needed for the project.

This initiative will assist in the development of a national Rural Development Strategy for Georgia and a specific strategy for the Adjaria region.

According to the UNDP’s press release, the two-year initiative is part of an EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) that launched its second phase in Georgia just over a month ago.

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