[Georgia] European Commission Allocates EUR 3 m For Poverty Reduction In Georgia

From Prime News

Tbilisi. – Presentation of EUR 3 m program for Poverty Reduction in Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Javakheti was held in the Office of European Commission to Georgia on Friday.

The above regions were chosen for implementation of the project as they are suffering both economic and ethnic minority problems, Ms Adriana Longoni, Head of Operations of the Office of the European Commission to Georgia said at the presentation.

The program will be implemented by MercyCorps in Samtskhe Javakheti and AccioncontraelHambre in Kvemo Kartli. The program provides for the measures that would promote agriculture in these regions, implementation of the system between the agricultural producers and consumers and promotion of tourism and small businesses.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia and the Office of the European Commission to Georgia will monitor implementation of the program.