{"id":9138,"date":"2015-08-05T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fert.fr\/v2\/?p=9138"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:15:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:15:12","slug":"georgie-les-producteurs-de-lait-sorganisent-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/en\/georgie-les-producteurs-de-lait-sorganisent-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia : milk producers organize themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On May 29, 2015, the newly-formed Georgian producers\u2019 association, called Ertoba, organized its first information exchange workshop in Akhaltsikhe.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Around 100 people attended. It aimed to stimulate discussions on technical and commercial initiatives in the diary production sector.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ertoba (“Unity” in Georgian) is a newly-formed breeders\u2019 association supported by Fert\u2019s \u201cCaucasus Diary\u201d project<\/a>. Its goal is to help its members and other breeders in the region to improve diary quality and productivity. In order to achieve this, Ertoba wish to become the main channel for communication with the government and the development organizations in order to disseminate information and innovations to farmers in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.<\/p>\n

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A successful first meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Facilitated by Ertoba president, Giorgi Chilashvili, this workshop provided the opportunity for breeders to introduce their projects and to learn more about the other actions implemented in the region.<\/p>\n

Several speeches enriched the debate:<\/p>\n