AGRO FORUM Agenda

13 November

11:30Official Opening
11:40Rural Development Agency Programs - Government Support Mechanisms for the Development of the Agricultural SectorSpeaker: Nika Mebuke – Acting Head of the Applications Processing and Contracts Department, Rural Development Agency
12:00Pivot Irrigation Systems and Growing Blueberries in PotsProAgro
12:30Digital Agriculture: PestsInTechSol and AgroInTechSolInTechSol
13:00COMRAD, Professional Radio CommunicationsAlait Limited
13:30 Partnership, Innovation and Success in Vegetable Seed BusinessKema
14:00From Farm to Headlines: When Is the Media a Farmer’s Partner?Georgian Association of Agricultural Journalists
Panel 1 – Media and FarmersPanelists: Tamar Bolkvadze – Georgian Public Broadcaster; Rati Kochlamazashvili – Georgian Farmers’ Association; Nikoloz Beniadze – Farmer, Shiraki Products; Tornike Sikharulidze – Fermio, Blogger.
Panel 2 – Institutions and FarmersPanelists: Magda Memanishvili – Head of the Journalism Program, International Black Sea University; Nona Samkharadze – Donor, ALCP; Mariam Tishchenko – Head of Marketing Department, Nutrimax; Nino Elbakidze – Education Expert.
15:3021 Years in the Georgian Market: Quality, Experience and Modern ProductionGeo Spices
16:30Challenges and Innovative Solutions in Flour and Bakery ProductionVitamehl

AGRO FORUM Agenda

14 November

11:00KUK ADDING VALUE
11:30From the First Furrow to Harvestwith Mar-Mot
12:00Rustavi Azot Indorama: Solid and Liquid Mineral FertilizersRustavi Azot
13:00Education and Green Technologies in AgricultureGeorgian Farmers’ Association
Education, Knowledge, and Human CapitalSpeakers: Teo Urushadze – Agricultural University; Irakli Merkvilishvili – Agrocom; Tamta Mamulaidze – Georgian Farmers’ Association.
Green Agriculture and Climate ResilienceSpeakers: Lizi Khmiadashvili – Kakheti Bio; Zaal Kheladze – ESCO-S Georgia; Ana Osadze – Bank of Georgia.
Technologies and Innovations in AgricultureSpeakers: Ilia Kunchulia – Georgian Farmers’ Association; Irakli Merkvilishvili – Agrocom; Tamta Mamulaidze – Georgian Farmers’ Association.
15:00Food Safety as an Opportunity for Small Business Competitiveness and DevelopmentCertiFood
16:00Main Methods of Growing Lettuce Using Hydroponic TechnologyRijk Zwaan
17:00The Role of Innovation in Developing Sustainable AquacultureSpeaker: Tornike Lashkarashvili – NUTRIMAX