Remarks by Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator at the United States Mission to the European Union
Mr. Chairmen, members of the Government of Georgia, fellow delegates:
We are here today to help Georgia recover from the August invasion by Russia. We share a commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity, to its economic and democratic development, and to its integration with neighboring countries and international institutions. That so many diverse countries and organizations chose to attend today shows that Georgia has many friends who want it to succeed....
Since 2002 the main goal of USAID's AgVANTAGE project has been to expand the production and sale of agricultural products. The project identifies markets for Georgian value-added products and then works with businesses to increase their ability to deliver quality goods and capture market opportunities....
USAID's Land Market Development project, implemented by the Georgian Association for Protection of Landowners' Rights (APLR), assists the Government of Georgia (GOG) in completing the agricultural land privatization process, developing a properly functioning land market, and...
"I am motivated to report on economic developments and focus society's attention on current reforms," says Nino Gogua, a 4th year student at Tbilisi State University School of Journalism. She believes Georgian journalists lack area specialties due to insufficient career, technical, or vocational education.
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Improved Seedling Production: Promotes increased productivity and income for small land holding farmers of Georgia
Levan Papashvili clearly understands the importance of improved technologies to increase crop yield and income. “These new innovations have reduced expenses, minimized losses and increased greenhouse productivity. I believe these improved seedlings will also help farmers to have a better harvest.”
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