Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს გარემოს დაცვისა და სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტრო, sakartvelos garemos datsvisa da soplis meurneobis saministro) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia 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 Otar Shamugia.[2]

Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
საქართველოს გარემოს დაცვისა და სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტრო
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Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Georgia
Headquarters6 Marshal Gelovani Str., Tbilisi, Georgia 0134
Annual budget698.5 million (USD 263.1 million) (2023) [1]
Agency executive
  • Otar Shamugia (9 February 2022–Disputed), Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
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Structure

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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.[3] 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.[4]

Budget

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The budget of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture in 2023 is GEL GEL 698.5 million (US$263.1 million), down by GEL 44.6 million (US$16.8 million) compared to the previous year.[5]

Ministers after 2004

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See also

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