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The agrifood sector, a solid pillar of the Georgian economy
Georgia is traditionally an agricultural country, which has has favorable climatic and natural conditions conducive to development of agriculture. 43.4% (more than 3 million hectares) of the whole territory of Georgia is designated as agricultural land which also includes pastures and meadows. 43% of the area is covered with forest.
Georgia’s fertile soil and favorable climate support production of a wide variety of highâvalue agricultural products including grapes and wine, nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, and chestnuts), citrus fruits, apples, peaches, and apricots.
For Georgia, agriculture remains an important sector in terms of GDP contribution. In 2016, agriculture accounted for 12.4 percent of GDP.

Georgia has more than 500 varieties of indigenous grapes, including endangered vines found nowhere else on Earth. Grapes are not used only for wine, but also for traditional Georgian sweets - Churchkhela - nuts dipped in thickened grape juice.
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Email: clcnortheast@eitfood.eu
Tel: +48 881 949 949
News

Recruitment for the EIT Food RIS Fellowships has been launched
MSc students and graduates with different educational backgrounds as well as PhD students and post-docs from EIT RIS countries are very welcome to discover job opportunities in the food industry by getting unique, professional, paid 3-6 months internships within the EIT Food RIS Fellowships Action Line
EIT Food Government Executive Academy 2021: registration is now open
Hereby, we announce EIT Food Government Executive Academy – Edition 2021
Call for host organization to join the EIT Food RIS Fellowships 2021
The call for host organization to join the EIT Food RIS Fellowships 2021 is open by the 26th of February!
The success of the EIT Food RIS Fellowships project - how we managed to overcome challenges
We are proud to announce the spectacular success of EIT Food RIS Fellowships 2020 edition!
Impressions from Summer School on New Product Development 2020
EIT Food Summer School on New Product Development was an international event that brought together over 40 participants from different backgrounds and countries, who came to gain knowledge of the tools, techniques, and methodologies used in the process of new product development in the food industry