On February 21, 2020, the Academy hosted guests from the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Mrs. Nunu Mitskevich, Deputy Minister, Mrs. Nino Tsereteli, Head of the Department of Higher Education and Science, Mr. Zaza Maruashvili, Head of Science Department, and Mr. Zurab Khutsishvili, member of the same department.
The guests were welcomed by the President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze, Academician Secretary Elguja Shapakidze, and Deputy of the President Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze.
The President of GAAS, G. Aleksidze told the guests about administrative structure of the Academy, current activities of the Scientific Departments of the Academy and the future perspectives. The participation of the Academy in international scientific researches, and the Institute of National Coordinators of the Academy which carries out a significant work in the field of Agriculture - deserve a particular attention. Special emphasis was made on international contacts set up by the Academy with different important organizations, such as: the Union of European Academies for Science applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA, Italy); CGIAR, headquarters in Washington, D.C.; GFAR, Global Forum of Agrarian Researches, Rome, Italy. GFRAS, Agrarian Global Consulting Center, Bazel, Switzerland; ICARDA; Jordan; CIMMYT, México; ICRISAT, India; Biodiversity International Rome, Italy; ACIRO, Taiwan; CACAARI – Uzbekistan; IFPRI , Washington, US; CIP, Lima, Peru.
BACSA –Bulgaria, Academies of China (GAAS) and Korea Republics; Academy of Ukraine Agrarian Sciences; The National Academy of Belarus; Vavilov Scientific- Research Plant Institute, Russia, The University of Bone, Germany.
The Guests were also informed that the Academy has signed memorandum of cooperation with more than forty scientific centers and organizations existed in Georgia and abroad.
The Guests of the Academy were acquainted with the scientific production of the members of the Academy. Only in 2019, the Academy published 10 monograph works, 5 text books, 2 dictionaries; 20 recommendation brochures; 5 Collection of Articles - Conference proceedings;
213 -Scientific articles, out of which 5 monographs and about 40 articles were published abroad. Also, the academy owns more than 100 patents on scientific inventions.
The guests were also acquainted with the administrative unit of the Academy – Training Courses for farmers which are functioning based on the Academy. The Scientific- research Center for Biodiversity and plant genetic resources, Consulting Center for Ajara, publishing House “Agro”, scientific library, Exhibition Hall of Agricultural Products of Georgia are also important units functioning at the Academy.
The Guests were shown different presentation and conference halls, and the space where the young scholars who hold the scholarship of the Academy carry out the research work. They hosts shared their future plans and perspectives for the following research work.
In September 24-27, 2020, the Academy will be hosting general Assembly Session of the Union of European Academies 
for Science applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA). During the same period the Academy will also hold an international conference “Agricultural Mechanization in Europe and Perspectives”. The conference will be held with close cooperation of UEAA.
The President of the Academy, G. Aleksidze expressed hope that the Ministry, as well as Shota Rustaveli Science Foundation will support in many ways, including financial support, the Academy to carry out such important mission in the coming year.