The FINANCIAL — The EU-funded ‘European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development’ (ENPARD) in Georgia has awarded grants in the form of capital investments to 35 small cooperatives of farmers, which will be used for purchase tractors, trucks, processing equipment and seedlings, according to ENPARD.
“This is a very concrete step further in supporting the small farmers to increase their production and to be able to access the markets,” said Janos Herman, Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia.
The beneficiaries were selected from over 700 small farmers’ groups who applied for ENPARD support. More than 200 among them have been trained in cooperative management and business planning.
The European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) was launched in 2012. The programme aims at boosting the production of food in Georgia and at reducing rural poverty. Besides the grants component, ENPARD also provides direct budget support to the Government of Georgia for the implementation of its agriculture sector strategy, and brings expertise and know-how to the authorities, according to ENPARD.
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