06/07/2013
Rich natural resources enable Georgia to produce high quality vegetables, yet Georgians have long been depending on imports from neighboring countries, especially during the off-season. The 2010 crops of off-season tomatoes and cucumbers were enough to cover only about 3%...
06/05/2013
Improved math and reading student outcomes are the focus of G-PriEd’s teacher training program.
06/05/2013
Revaz Kokobinadze is a mandarin grower from the Adjara region in western Georgia. On his own, he only has cash on hand to purchase 60% of the materials he needs to grow mandarins on his quarter-hectare orchard. But now that he is part of a farmer group established through...
05/13/2013
Christina Blurtsian is a 22-year old ethnic Armenian student passionate about the arts. She paints, sings, plays guitar and even makes costumes for one of the local theaters in Tbilisi.
“When I was a kid, I would spend nights painting. It was my true passion. I would...
04/22/2013
First-ever ad sales help Georgian TV stations keep the public informed
“Without these funds we wouldn’t be able to continue producing and airing programs. These programs are very important for our audiences; we broadcast in Chiatura and Sachkhere and also cover...
02/27/2013
The ability of the Georgian fruit and vegetable sector to compete in foreign markets is crucial for the long-term economic development of Georgia. The packaging sector directly influences the overall competitiveness of fruits and vegetables. Wooden boxes, used since the...
02/11/2013
I just received a call from Polish Tour Operator Mediusz. They have several groups of tourists who want to come to Kazbegi during the winter season,” says Darejan Khetaguri, director of the Mountain Travel Agency (MTA) in Kazbegi. “We’ve never had an...
02/05/2013
“Amazing, but I have to put some of my villagers on the waiting list,” smiles Shalva Grigalashvili, plumber and tile-setter from Kvishkheti community in Khashuri municipality. “More and more people in Kvishkheti feel a need to put appropriate tourism...
10/29/2012
Twenty-one-year-old Ivane Khizanishvili has cerebral palsy and has faced many challenges living in Ruisi, his village in central Georgia. People with disabilities like Mr. Khizanishvili have seldom been able to cast a ballot at polling stations on Election Day, and are...