On April 15 of this year, a session of the Agrarian Innovations Commission under the Presidium of the Academy was held, at which the report on the topic: "Georgian System of Dairy Farm Management" was delivered by the Head of the Breeding Working Group of the Department of Livestock and Food Production of the LEPL Scientific-Research Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor Giuli Gogol.
The speaker noted that in any field of economic activity, including livestock, an effective production management system is the foundation of the sustainable development of the sector. In the case of farm management, the task of the system is to individually record the productivity, reproductive ability, food supply and other zoo-technical data of all animals in the herd, as well as analyze information on the health status of animals, expenses incurred or income received, and ensure effective production management based on them.
Professor G. Gogol also emphasized the fact that today the management of dairy farms in the country, despite serious efforts from producers, is less effective. Taking this into account, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Office in Georgia and the Scientific Research Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia are working on the creation of an electronic dairy farm management system program, which is based on world experience in this direction and the results of scientific research activities carried out at the Scientific Research Center in 2015-2024.
During the report, Mr. Giuli informed the audience that the current situation in Georgian dairy farming was studied when working on the project, such as: the size of farms, their technical equipment and capabilities, the current state of registration, the breed composition of animals, as well as the experience, qualifications and skills of farmers. Thus, the program regarding the management of dairy farms was adjusted to the country's current situation in dairy farming. At the same time, it was adapted to the systems implemented in developed countries and brought into line with the standards developed by the independent global provider of guidelines, standards and certification for animal identification, registration and evaluation (ICAR).