The Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences participated in the concluding event of the Regional Science Festival held in Telavi
The event took place on October 15, 2026, on the grounds of the Telavi Historical Museum, at the invitation of Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University.
Participants in the festival included representatives from the Scientific-Research Center for Agriculture (a Legal Entity of Public Law), Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, the Georgian Technical University, the "Aisi" and "Prestige" colleges, various schools, other educational and scientific organizations, as well as local entrepreneurs.
The event was attended by Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia; Deputy Minister Zviad Gabisonia; Platon Kalmakhelidze, State Representative in the Kakheti Region; university rectors; representatives of local self-government; and other invited guests. The Regional Science Festival, held with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, aims to promote scientific and innovative activities in the regions, foster research interests among young people, showcase scientific potential, and strengthen cooperation between scientific research organizations and the business sector.
The host organization—Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University—presented the activities of its various faculties. During the festival, university professors, teaching staff, and scientists were honored with awards.
Representing the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Academy’s Vice-President, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, and the Head of the Academic Department, Academician Marine Barvenashvili, participated in the festival.
The Academy’s pavilion showcased materials reflecting its scientific and intellectual activities, including books, recommendations, proceedings from international and local scientific conferences, annual reports, and other publications.
Visitors to the Academy’s pavilion included Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia; Deputy Minister Zviad Gabisonia; Jaba Samushia, Rector of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Vakhtang Taktakidze, Rector of Samtskhe-Javakheti State University; and, from Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University, Rector Shalva Chkadua and Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs Nunu Geldiashvili. Staff from the Telavi Historical Museum, specialists in the agricultural sector, and students also showed interest in the pavilion.
The guests posed numerous questions to the academicians, to which Anatoli Giorgadze and Marine Barvenashvili provided comprehensive answers. Scientific papers presented on endemic species and local varieties of Georgian wheat generated particular interest. Academician Anatoli Giorgadze provided interested guests with comprehensive information regarding the Academy’s work in this field, as well as the materials presented.