The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს გარემოს დაცვისა და სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტრო, ''sakartvelos garemos datsvisa da soplis meurneobis saministro'') is a
governmental agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administratio ...
within the
Cabinet of Georgia
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in charge of regulation of economic activity in the
agricultural sector of the country and environment protection with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity. The ministry is headed by
Gigla Agulashvili.
Structure
The ministry is headed by a minister, first deputy minister and two deputy ministers. It is subdivided into General Inspection, Management Unit for Food Safety and Risk Analysis, Department of Cooperation with International Organizations and Projects Management which overlook divisions on Rural Development, Region Rule, Legal Issues, etc. In December 2017, the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection was abolished and merged into that of Agriculture, which was renamed into the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
Ministers after 2004
* David Shervashidze, February 2004 – December 2004
* Mikheil Svimonishvili, December 2004 – November 2006
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Petre Tsiskarishvili
Petre Tsiskarishvili ( ka, პეტრე ცისკარიშვილი) is a Georgian politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture of Georgia from 2006 to 2008.
Tsiskarishvili has previous work experience as Minister of Agricultur ...
, November 2006 – May 2008
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Bakur Kvezereli
Bakur Kvezereli (born January 5, 1981) is a Georgian-American entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of specialty food marketplace Maiaki and autonomous electric tractor startup Ztractor.
Early years and Education
Kvezereli was born on January 5, 1981 ...
, April 2008 – October 2011
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Zaza Gorozia
Zaza Gorozia ( ka, ზაზა გოროზია (born February 11, 1975) is a Georgian politician and the current governor of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. He served as the country's Minister of Agriculture from October 20, 2011 , October 2011 – October 2012
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David Kirvalidze, October 2012 – April 2013
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Shalva Pipia, April 2013 –
* Otar Danelia, December 30, 2015 – September 9, 2016
* Levan Davitashvili, September 9, 2016 – present
See also
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Cabinet of Georgia
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Agriculture in Georgia
References
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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Agricultural organisations based in Georgia (country)
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