Experts’ Consulting Meeting in Prague ( Czech Republic)
On August 28-30, 2018, The Experts’ Consulting Meeting was held in Prague on the initiative of FAO and Czech Republic. The researchers, specialists, officials, non-governmental organizations and civil society representatives took active part in the Meeting. The participants discussed the problems of Bio-security, shared their opinions regarding gene-engineering and its advantages, risks and management problems.
The representative of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze, Deputy of the GAAS President, Deputy Head of Coordinating Center of Environment and Agro Biodiversity participated in International Meeting. Besides Georgian representative, the guests from many countries, such as Austria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Germany, Moldova, Netherland, Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine took part.
The governments of European countries apply double approach in the policy of Biotechnological sphere – which is “Maximize advantage and minimize risks”. In maximum advantage they mean food safety and better nutrition, adaptation to climate change and weakening its influence, also reducing the pressure on natural resources. Under the words - minimizing risks they imply working out national systems and regulations of Bio- security and its implementation.
FAO representative Aleksandrova –Stepanova mentioned that it is very important to assist the Governments in order to raise their awareness and deepen their knowledge in the sphere of bio-technologies which could be achieved through flow of information in both ways at all levels of leadership and management. Innovations in science and technologies play very important role to successfully address the problems of today and tomorrow. Complicated issues demand to be solved with the application of sophisticated approaches.
The Meeting was hosted by Prague Scientific –Research Institute of Plant Studies. The participants visited genetic resource bank of the Institute and testing plots.
ON July 26, 2018, an Extended Meeting of the Presidium of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences was held. One main problem was on the agenda: The perspectives of rehabilitation and development of Sericulture in Georgia. The meeting was attended by the members of GAAS, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Scientific Research Center of Agriculture of Georgia, Ajara Ministry of Agriculture, also Ajara Agro-Service Center, also representatives of Regional Information- Consulting Centers, the Museum of Sericulture, and extended group of sericulture specialists from Tbilisi and other regions. 
The main attention was paid to the measurements both administrative and organizational aspects of the problem which is crucial for restructuring of the field. The management and organizational plans should be set up and implemented within the most reasonable time in accordance with the economic and agriculture policy of agriculture, employment and farming traditions of Georgia. 
Sciences took part in the work of the scientific forum. Being elected a member of organization committee and a head of perennial cultures section, he directed the work of the section in which about hundred articles were delivered which dealt with Eurasian bio-diversity and the problems of its protection. Particular attention was paid to global warming, production of ecologically pure products and deepening the cooperation between the countries in this area.
Z. Tskitishvili, The Head of Department of Food Safety and Food Technologies. Dr. K. Dadiani, Deputy Director of Scientific Research Institute of Sanitary, Hygiene, and Medical Ecology was made on the topic: “The problems of Science of Food and Nutriciology and initiatives regarding the changes in BA study Programs.”
Today, there is no University program at BA level in food safety which will provide the students with adequate knowledge in this field. Dr.K. Dadiani addressed the Presidium of GAAS with the proposal to support the Order N 120 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia regarding “Adding to National Qualification Frame a new profession – Nutrition Studies, also acknowledge it as an interdisciplinary field of science.” 
