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Minister of Agriculture Bakur Kvezereli welcomed the successful
development of the US corn program at the Government sitting on
Wednesday. Giving detailed information about the increased harvest in
Kakheti and Shida Kartli the Minister announced that the amount of corn
and grain has almost doubled compared with the previous year. Suggesting
that they might export cereals to the neighboring countries, Kvezereli
stressed that 85% of harvest has been gathered in Kakheti while the
cornfields in Shida Kartli will also be ready in the near future.
The average result from the grain is 3 tons per hectare which
according to the Minister was absolutely “unimaginable” in previous
years. As Kvezereli explained, the best result Georgia has ever achieved
in the past was only 1800 kilos per hectare, while this figure has
increased dramatically in 2011. “Cornfield monitoring will soon be over
and we’ll immediately get the entire picture of this year’s harvest,”
said the Minister. Stressing that the harvest is the main part of rural
dwellers' income, Kvezereli also emphasized its “social importance” for
the country.
Hoping to export American corn to neighboring countries, Prime
Minister Nika Gilauri also welcomed the successful implementation of the
hybrid cereals and spoke of the project as “a step forward to
agricultural prosperity.” But the political party Free Georgia claimed
the opposite. Commenting on Governor Giorgi Gviniashvili’s statement
about the “unprecedented harvest in Kakheti” Tamila Gurashvili
chairwoman of the party’s regional headquarter worried about the hard
situation in Kakheti villages.
“The most part of the plentiful lands of Shiraki have remained
unprocessed this year because of high prices on petrol [for tractors],
non-existence of technical equipment and other hindering circumstances.
Most families living at Dedoplistskaro village have also lost their
lands,” Gurashvili stated. Wondering whether the Governor felt awkward
to announce “successful developments” of the region, the opposition
representative stressed that only a few farmers (members of ruling
United National Movement) have yielded a harvest for supporting the
Government.
Source: www.messenger.com.ge
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