Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences

The Round Table with participation of national coordinators of Georgia in agriculture

 On 27th of June, 2018, in the conference hall of the Academy on: ”The role and significance of GAAS national coordinators in the development of Georgian Agriculture.”

 The Round Table was opened by Vice President of the Academy, Givi Japaridze who underlined the role of the institute of coordinators in different fields of agriculture. He also mentioned that this unit also directs a special field group working at GAAS. Koordinatorebtan 1

Academician Givi Japaridze shared with the participants his opinion regarding positive, as well as negative aspects of the activities carried out by the  coordinators. He made comments on the regulation of National Coordinators and underscored the necessity of introduction of some changes. 

During the working process of the Round Table, the participants, academicians of GAAS expressed their opinion, clarified some details and focused on the necessary of change which should be introduced to make the work of coordinators more effective.

The head of Academic Department, Academicians N. Chitanava, and E.Shapakidze positively spoke about the functions of national coordinators and about their future plans. 

 Koordinatorebtan 2The speech of Professor Noe Khozrevanidze, Director of Caucasus Mountain Institute at Technical University was very informative as he offered a list of 300 documentary films about modern technologies used in agriculture which will help national coordinators during their meetings in the regions, also the collection could be successfully applied during the training sessions conducted at the academy, the Training Center of farmers and specialists. 

 Academician Givi Japaridze summarized the work of the Round Table, reiterated the role and functions of National Coordinators’ institute formed at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences which is a very effective administrative form to set up close cooperation and partnership between agrarian sciences and agriculture. This Institute needs further development, and the opinions expressed at the round table regarding further increase of the role of coordinators will be considered.     Koordinatorebtan 3

 Below is given a list of National Coordinators of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences according to the directions in the 2018.

  1. 1.Viticulture and- Academician NodarChkhartishvili;

Academician, Dr. Levan Ujmajuridze

Academician, Guram Papunidze

Dr.of Technical Sciences Temur Gvinianidze

Dr.of Agrarian Sciences Davit Maghradze

  1. 2.-Academician Iuza Vasadze;
  2. 3.Tea and Citruses – Academician Valeroan Tsanava ( Ozurgeti – Anaseuli)

Academician Roland Kopaliani;

  1. 4.Field Cultures – Academician Otar

Doctor of Technical Sciences Kakha Lashkhi.

  1. 5.Vegetable cultures – Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Valerian Sukhishvili

Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Nato Kakabadze;

  1. 6.Plant Protection – Academician Guram Alekidze;

Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Sandro Kanchaveli;

  1. 7.Soil management, Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Giorgi Bolghashvili;
  2. 8.Ecology of agriculture – Academician Tamaz Turmanidze

               Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Maia Meladze;

  1. 9.Agro-chemistry and Soil Sciences – Academician Gogola Margvelashvili; Academician Rezo Jabnidze

10. Land-use – Doctor of Economic Sciences Anzor Meskhishvili ;

11. Cattle Breeding –Academician Jemal Gugushvili.

12. Food production.  Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Ioseb Sarjveladze;

13. Veterinary – Academician Tengiz Kurashvili ;

14. Food Safety  - Academician Zurab Tskitishvili;

15. Sericulture – Academician Giorgi Nikoleishvili; Academician Tamaz Kunchulia, Academician Elguja Shapakidze;

16. Mechanization of Agriculture – Academician Rezo Makharoblidze; Academician Elguja Shapakidze;

17. Electrification and Automatization of Agriculture – Academician Archil Vashakidze;

18. Hydro melioration of Agriculture – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Irakli Kruashvili;

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20. Forestry- Academician Revaz Chagelishvili; Academician Givi Japaridze, Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Giorgi Gagoshidze, Academician Tengiz Urushadze; Academician TamazTurmanidze.

21. Bee breading - Doctor of Agrarian Sciences Giorgi Madzgharashvili; Dr. Maia Peikrishvili;

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