EU offers €55 million COVID-19 support package to Georgia for development of agriculture, rural areas

Implemented in 2013 with a total budget of € 234.5 million so far, the main goal of ENPARD is to reduce rural poverty in Georgia. Photo: www.eeas.europa.eu.

Agenda.ge, 17 Dec 2020 - 17:02, Tbilisi,Georgia

The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, David Zalkaliani signed an agreement today to kick off the fourth phase of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD IV), worth €55 million (about 125 million GEL).

The programme aims to enhance consumer protection, promote EU exports and improve livelihoods of rural population in Georgia.