On Dec. 5, 2016, at Georgian Academy of Agricultural  Sciences a scientific conference dedicated to International Day of Soil Protection was held. The heads of the scientific departments, academicians, invited guests, the staff of the Academy attended the conference.

The scientific conference was opened by Vice President of the Academy Acad. Givi Japaridze who spoke about the role of the soil protection in sustainable development of world agriculture and the safe future of the world population.

The panel presentation was delivered by the academician Gogola Margvelashvili on the topic: “The Quiet Crisis of the Planet – the Risk of Food Shortage”.  Significant scientific papers were delivered by professors, Doctors of agricultural sciences R. Makharoblidze and T. Kruashvili; G. Gagoshidze and Z. Bukia. After the presentations a discussion was held between the conference participants.

At the end of the event, The Vice President of the Academy Acad. Givi Japaridze thanked the participants for their interesting presentations, also delivered honorable Certificates to the scientists working in the field of soil protection many years who had made an important input into the development of the filed in Georgia. Those were the academicians, professors of the Academy: G. Margvelashvili, J. Oniani, V. Tsanava, Z. Chakseliani, T. Urushadze and to the representatives of Georgian Agrarian University.