Memorandum of Understanding
On March 27, 2024, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Georgian National Academy of Sciences
On March 27 of this year, a meeting between the leadership of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Georgian National Academy of Sciences was held at the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia.
The meeting was attended by the Academy's President, Academician Givi Japaridze, Academician Guram Aleksidze, Deputy President of the Academy, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Academician-Secretary, Academician Aleksandre Didebulidze, Head of the Academy's Academic Department, Doctor of Agriculture Marine Barvenashvili, Assistant to the President of the Academy, Professor Tamaz Batsikadze, and from the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, the following participated in the meeting: President of the Academy, Academician Roin Metreveli, Vice-President of the Academy, Academician Ramaz Khurodze, Academician-Secretary of the Academy, Academician Avvladimer Papava, Academicians: Tandil Korakhashvili and Gia Japaridze, head of the administrative apparatus, Doctor of Biological Sciences Felix Kalandarishvili, head of the Foreign Relations Department Zina Zorbenadze and head of the Human Resources Management and Special Tasks Department Avtandil Abashidze.
The meeting was opened by the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician Roin Metreveli, who addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. It was noted that the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia have a long and fruitful cooperation and they have jointly participated in many events. Academician Givi Japaridze, President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, offered a speech at the meeting. He focused the attention of the present society on the future cooperation between the Academies, the implementation of which will be of great benefit to the country.
It was emphasized at the meeting that the bilateral memorandum envisages the promotion of science development in Georgia and the implementation of joint scientific projects, as well as the presentation of Georgian science in the international arena, the presentation of recommendations to the higher authorities and the public about the expected results of the economic, ecological and social projects currently underway in the world.
March 21 - International Forest Day
On March 21 of this year, in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, organized by the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences, a thematic session was held: "Invasive pest-diseases spread in the forests of Adjara and the consequences of their negative effects", which was dedicated to the International Forest Day.
Academician Lasha Dolidze, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences, Academician Lasha Dolidze, Head of the Academic Department of the Academy, Doctor of Agriculture Marine Barvenashvili, Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Academy, Scholar of the Academy, Doctor of Forestry Giorgi Kavtaradze, Professor of the Technical University, Academy Scholar, Doctor of Agriculture Zviad Tiginashvili, Professor of Agrarian University, Doctor of Biology Medea Burjanadze, Head of the Department of Combating Pests of Forests of the Forestry Agency, Doctor of Agriculture Rezo Vasadze,
At the session, Dr. R. gave a report on "Invasive pest-diseases spread in the forests of Adjara and the consequences of their negative effects". Vasadze. The speaker noted that according to the latest data, 1,837 species of wild young trees and plants are recorded in Adjara at different heights above sea level, among them 177 - woody.
It was noted that in the last period in the forests of Adjara is in a very poor condition, which is attacked by a fungal disease. The causative agent of boxwood "burn" is a pathogenic fungus.
A discussion was held after the report. A number of questions were asked by the listeners, to which Dr. R. Vasadze gave exhaustive answers.
At the thematic session, the books: "Invasion of foreign woody plants in the forest habitats of the protected areas of Georgia" (authors: G. Kavtaradze, L. Basiladze, E. Avoyani, etc.) and "The causes of the deterioration of the general sanitary condition of the pine groves of Adjara and the dynamics of forestry taxation indicators" According to forest types (authors: R. Vasadze, Z. Vasadze) presentation-discussion.
Regarding the first paper, Dr. G. presented to the audience. Kavtaradze, and then Dr. R. spoke about the book. Vasadze.
Both works aroused great interest from the attending public. Questions were asked, to which the speakers gave qualified answers. Both books were well received by the listeners.
At the end of the thematic session, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences, Academician L. Dolidze thanked the attending public for coming and active involvement in the work of the session.
Session of the Scientific Council at the Presidium of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia
On March 19, 2024, a session of the Scientific Council under the Presidium of the Academy was held in the conference hall of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Academician Jemal Gugushvili, the Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council, introduced the agenda of the session to the audience, according to which a report was heard on the topic: "Modern state of veterinary medicine and measures to improve it". Academician Tengiz Kurashvili was the speaker, Professor Giuli Gogol, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, co-speaker.
Academician T. Kurashvili spoke at length about the situation in the animal stalls. It was noted that in Georgia there are rare animal stalls that fully meet veterinary and sanitary requirements. Often they are primitively built, manure carriers and farm waste storages are unorganized, cleaning is incomplete and of poor quality, disinfections, disinsections and deratizations are not carried out, which violates all requirements necessary for the care and maintenance of animals. Accordingly, the temperature regime, humidity, lighting are violated, the concentration of harmful gases increases, etc. The conditions in the stalls contribute to the accumulation of pathogens: bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasite eggs and larvae over the years, which in many cases leads to the emergence of infectious and invasive diseases. The resistance (endurance) of the animal's organism decreases against the background of all this processes. Produced animal products and raw materials are of poor quality and often dangerous for human health. Accordingly, improving the health of animals, providing them with the necessary care and storage conditions contributes not only to the increase in the production of animal products, but also to obtaining high-quality products, which in turn is significantly related to the joint implementation of technological, technical and organizational-economic measures. Professor Giuli Gogol spoke about abiove-mentioned problems.
After the reports, a discussion was held, in which the attending public was actively involved. Professor Ioseb Sarjveladze, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Davit Goderdzishvili, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Nikoloz Zazashvili and others expressed their opinions on the issues. It was noted that it is necessary to create a commission by the relevant services, which will study the situation in the animal stalls, and will draw up various measures to correct it.
Academician Jemal Gugushvili, the deputy chairman of the scientific council, summarized the work of the scientific council.
Meeting of the Commission for Agrarian Innovations
On March 13 of this year, a meeting of the Commission for Agrarian Innovations was held in the meeting hall of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, at which Tamaz Bichiashvili, a full professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Agrarian University of Georgia, gave a report: "Phytotester - a portable tool for express diagnosis of the physiological state of plants and its practical use". The speaker noted that modern studies and practices of horticulture are unthinkable without obtaining objective information from the plant, using instrumental methods and technical means of "dialogue" with the plant. It is generally recognized that plant biophysical parameters - active and passive bioelectrical potentials/signals and impedance - are the integral informational parameters characteristic of the physiological processes taking place in the plant.
Dr. T. Bichiashvili created a portable device called "phytotester", which provides measurement-registration of active and passive electrical signals and characteristic impedance parameters of the plant. The device provides two options:
Pocket tester of plant physiological condition;
An intelligent sensor of plant biophysical parameters in the form of a portable adapter to be connected to a smartphone.
The phytotester was used to evaluate the suitability of the grafting components of the vine, as well as to determine the animal behavior of the grafted seedling and for the express diagnosis of the physiological state of the plant root system by biophysical methods.
The main merit of the phytotester is - objective express diagnosis, ease of diagnosis, low price, high accuracy. Anyone can use it. It is worth noting that bioelectrical signals are received from the plant in vegetation, as well as from its separate organs, without violating the biological integrity of the object, with the phytotester.
Phytotester is protected by Georgian patent B 7540 of 2023 and trademark M37256, and the testing methods under the name "Method of determining the physiological state of plants" are protected by Georgian patent U 1937 of 2016.
The following participants took part in the discussion after the presentation: Academician Givi Japaridze, Academician Aleksandre Didebulidze, Professor Otar Karchava, Doctor Gocha Tsofurashvili, Doctor Otar Nadirashvili, Candidate of Sciences Dimitri Kostarov, who positively evaluated the work presented. It was considered expedient to organize a production test in the demonstration plot of the Scientific Research Center of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia in order to accelerate the spread of the mentioned invention in the agricultural field, in which the representatives of the Academy will be actively involved.
Meeting at the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Discussion of the issues stipulated by the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia
On March 13, 2024, a meeting was held at the Agricultural Scientific Research Center, the purpose of which was to prepare the ground for the development of the target program (2024-2030) "Grain".
The following participated in the meeting: Tengiz Nasaridze, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Ekaterine Zviadadze, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Policy of the Ministry, Minister's Advisor Omar Katcharava, Nodar Khokhashvili, Director of the Agricultural Scientific Research Center of the State Agricultural Research Council Levan Ujmajuridze, Deputy Director of the Research Center Nodar Khatiashvili, heads and specialists of various services of the Ministry and Scientific Research Center, Director of "Lomtagora" LLC Kakha Lashkhi.
Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Deputy President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, and Academician Gogola Margvelashvili, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Academy, participated in the meeting.
Tengiz Nasaridze, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, opened the meeting and spoke about the problems of grain production in Georgia. The following participated in the discussion: Advisor to the Minister Omar Katcharava, Nodar Khokhashvili, Director of the Scientific and Research Center of the Agricultural Research Center Levan Ujmajuridze, Deputy Director of the Scientific and Research Center of the Agricultural Research Center Nodar Khatiashvili, Representative of the Varieties Testing Service of the Scientific and Research Center Giorgi Ghugunishvili, Academician Gogola Margvelashvili, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Head of Grain Crops Research Service of Scientific Research Center Tsotne Samadashvili, Chief Agronomist of Scientific Research Center Adoli Tkeshelashvili, Director of "Lomtagora" LLC Kakha Lashkh.
The meeting was summarized by Tengiz Nasaridze, Deputy Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
The session of the commission studying scientific problems of natural disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia
On March 7, 2024, a session of the commission studying scientific problems of natural disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia was held in the meeting hall of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. The topic presented was: "Assessment of the probability of seismic hazards in Georgia: overview of history and main challenges" - speaker: Nino Tsereteli - scientist - employee of the Institute of Geophysics.
The commission session was attended by: President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician R. Metreveli, members of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia and the Commission for Studying Scientific Problems of Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. From the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, the Academician of the Academy - Secretary A. Didebulidze and the Academician of the Academy's Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences - Secretary L. Dolidze took part in the meeting.
The session of the commission was opened by the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician R. Metreveli, then he gave a floor to Nino Tsereteli, who presented new maps of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment. A discussion was held around the mentioned issue.
The president of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician Metreveli thanked the attendees and summarized the problems discussed during the meeting.
World Wildlife Day
March 3 World Wildlife Day
On March 4, 2024, a thematic session dedicated to the World Wildlife Day was held in the meeting hall of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, organized by the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences of the Academy. The session was attended by the members of the Scientific Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry: Academician-Secretary of the Department, Academician Lasha Dolidze, Deputy President of the Academy, Coordinator of Scientific Departments, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Head of the Academic Department, Dr. Marine Barvenashvili, Dr. Zviad Tiginashvili of Agriculture, Agrarian University V. Gulisashvili , Forestry Institute, Professor of forest protection department, Doctor of Biology, Medea Burjanadze, Head of the agro-forestry crops research service of the Scientific Research Center of Agriculture, Doctor of Agriculture, Associate Professor - Nana Goginashvili,
Z. Tiginashvili presented a report on the topic: "Determining the biomass of the forest of Erusheti National Park and the carbon deposited in it".
Dr. Z. Tiginashvili began his report with the importance of protected areas, focusing on the unique species of plants and animals, the variety of landscapes that can be found in protected areas. He spoke about the management, goals, and categories of protected areas, including: state reserve, national park, natural monument, restricted, and protected landscape, multi-use areas, and other. The history of protection of natural areas in Georgia dates back to the 12th century, although the foundations for the official establishment of protected areas were laid at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It was noted that in recent years (2021-2023) seven protected areas were created in the country.
Academician Lasha Dolidze, Academician-secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences of the Academy, summed up the session, who thanked the speaker and the attending public for their active involvement in the work of the session. It was noted that similar meetings will contribute to the discussion and resolution of current issues related to the protected areas of Georgia in the future.