EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell to visit Gori and Tskaltubo

Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Carl Hartzell will visit Gori and Tskaltubo tomorrow, to highlight EU support to regions in Georgia.

Ambassador Hartzell will visit: A wheat plot in Khurvaleti village, Gori municipality where the EU and FAO have provided farmer Gela Goniashvili equipment and expertise to plant wheat on his 5-ha land with the no-till method, which is less expensive, better for the environment and which develops equal or better wheat to that grown by traditional methods. Ambassador Hartzell will meet Mr Goniashvili and inspect the wheat crop.

Ambassador Hartzell will visit Tskaltubo and meet with the members of the EU supported Tskaltubo Local Action Group (LAG). The LAG brings together members of the local community to set local priorities and then allocate funding to initiatives, which meet these priorities.

Ambassador will also meet several EU-funded local development initiatives selected by Tskaltubo LAG, who will present their local produce, such as: honey, wine, artisan bread, batik handicrafts, etc.