Accelerated Growth for Agricultural Sub-sectors in Georgia

Working with both public and private sector actors, the USAID Agriculture Program has generated spectacular results for Georgian agriculture. In less than six years, the Program has issued 130 successful grants to Georgian agribusinesses, business associations and business service providers, provided 480 operators with technical assistance, enabled 76 enterprises to implement internationally recognized food safety and product quality systems and to obtain relevant certifications, assisted 2,224 agricultural enterprises with improved management practices and operational technologies and created more than 6,760 new jobs. These results have been important, not only to the development of Georgia’s agriculture sector, but for the country’s overall economy. Read more about their achievements in the white paper below.

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The USAID Agriculture Program, in partnership with the Georgian Agri-Export Group, has developed a catalog showcasing Georgia’s leading producers and exporters in 10 key Georgian commodity chains with high export potential, such as wine, nuts, tea and cheese. To uncover delicious recipes and learn about these growing businesses, the full catalog can be accessed here.

As the birthplace of wine, Georgia has a rich viticulture history that dates back thousands of years to when the “qvevri” winemaking method, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Monument, was thought to have been first introduced. However, according to a consumer insight survey conducted by the USAID Agriculture Program and U.S.-based crowdsourced insights company Premise, 90% of survey respondents were unfamiliar with this distinction. In “Unlocking Potential for Georgian Wine in U.S. Markets,” the Program and Premise explore market trends and consumer preferences from three U.S. markets: California, New York City and Washington, D.C, in order to enhance the credibility and competitiveness of Georgian wine in new markets.

Over the past five years, the Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity has worked to improve the enabling environment for agricultural sector growth; broaden access to finance by mitigating the credit risks of agribusinesses; promote and facilitate investment opportunities for agribusinesses to expand and scale up operations; and sustainably enhance the performance of agribusiness micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Watch the video below to see highlights from the Activity’s achievements in strengthening the environment for agribusiness finance and investment in Nigeria’s Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger states.