Georgian Farmers’ Association presents new platform - agrogate.world

By Natalia Kochiashvili

Tuesday, April 13

The Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA) was founded in 2012 and is a non-commercial, non-for-profit legal entity. Currently, the organization unites about 4,000 farmers across Georgia. The Association acts as a facilitator between the government and farmers.

Organized by the Georgian Farmers' Association, a panel discussion was held in the village of Udabno - "Pandemic Opportunity or Challenge for the Agricultural Sector". The meeting was attended by US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, Israeli Ambassador to Georgia Ran Gidor, Ambassador of the Netherlands Maaike van Koldam, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava, Minister of Environment and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili, as well as representatives of different countries’ diplomatic corps, agro tourist facilities and donor organizations.

Within the framework of the event, a presentation of the agro-tourism online platform agrogate.world was held. The platform was created by the Georgian Farmers' Association and it aims to uniting agro-tourism facilities of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in one space.

Through the online platform agrogate.world, tourists will be able to book both accommodation and master classes at the agro-tourism facility. Videos created in two languages will be posted on the website along with the photo material, which will make it easier for the user to find information about a particular object.

Agrotourism, as a form of recreation and development, is a world-recognized direction that is becoming increasingly popular. People, exhausted of urban routine, are more and more often fleeing to nature, to villages, owning a pastoral life - participating in agriculture, taking care of pets, working on the land, exploring the ancient customs and rituals preserved in the countryside. Along with the best form of relaxation, agrotourism also involves job creation, economic development, ecology and some competition in business, which increases the prospects for rapid development in this field. As world experience shows, the benefits of agro-tourism are quite significant in agriculture. In order to develop agro-tourism in Georgia, it is necessary to have a well-put together infrastructure and a proper farm agriculture.

The meeting also presented gfadigital.ge and its 5 platforms (Agronavti; agroskills.ge; Agromap.ge; Smart Village; Agrojobs.ge), created by the Georgian Farmers' Association and digitizing the fields of agriculture, vocational training, tourism and employment.