On March 22, 2023

Academician of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, The Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Tengiz Kurashvili, celebrated 75 years of his birth and 50 years of teaching activity. 

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia cordially congratulates Mr. Tengiz Kurashvili on these important dates, wishes him good health, long life, successful scientific, pedagogical and public activities for the benefit of our country.

Council of Young Scientists and Specialists in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia was held

2nd meeting of the council

On March 30 of this year, the 2nd session of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Academy was held at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia. The following reports were heard at the session: 1. "International standards in animal husbandry and the challenges of their implementation in Georgia". Speaker: Dr. Tamar Nozadze, member of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Academy. 2. "Modern situation and prospects of water resources use in Georgia". Speaker: Dr. Shorena Kupreishvili, member of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Academy.  

General Assembly of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia

         On March 23, 2023, the General Assembly of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia was convened. Academicians: Aleksidze Guram, Asatiani Revazi, Bagaturia Nugzar, Giorgadze Anatoly, Gugushvili Jemali, Dolidze Lasha, Katsitadze Jemali, Kvaliashvili Vazha, Kvesitadze, Revishvili Temur, Tkemaladze Gurami, Ujmajuridze Levan, Putkaradze Zauri, Kurashvili Tengiz, Chankseliani Zauri, Chkhartishvili Nodari, Tskitishvili Zurab, Chitanava Nodari, Japaridze Givi; The Scholarship owners of the Academy: Benashvili Mamuka, Tughashvili Darejani, Katsitadze Ekaterina, Tiginashvili Zviadi, Kavtaradze Giorgi, Kutelia Giorgi; Invited guests: Dr. Barvenashvili Marine, Head of the Legal Service Karkashadze Tengiz, Leading Specialist of the Academic Department Chaika Larisa, Academy Personnel Inspector Ekaterine Migriauli.  

       The general meeting of the Academy was chaired by the President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze, the secretary of the meeting was the deputy president, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze. After welcoming the meeting, the chairman of the meeting introduced the agenda, which included the following issues: 1. Regarding the expiration of the credentials of the president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, about the acting president of the academy. Speaker: President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze; 2. The report of the president of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Academician Guram Aleksidze, on the activities of the Academy in 2018-2023; 3. President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Vice-President of the Academy, Academician-Secretary of the Academy, other members of the Presidium of the Academy, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Academy, Academicians-Secretaries of the Scientific Departments of the Academy, real members (academicians), honorary and foreign members of the Academy . The Speaker: Deputy President, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze; 4. Information about the announcement of the competition for the vacant position of the President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia. Speaker: Vice-President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Academician Givi Japaridze; 5. On the election of the expert-competition commission for the highly organized preparation and conduct of the election campaign of the president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia. Speaker: Vice-President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Academician Givi Japaridze; 6. About the authority of members of the Presidium of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia and Academician-secretaries of the scientific departments of the Academy. Speaker: Vice-President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Academician Givi Japaridze; 7. On making partial changes to the statutes of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia. Speakers: Vice-President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Academician Givi Japaridze; Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Deputy President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia; Tengiz Karkashadze, head of the legal service of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia; 8. Current issues.  

       At the general meeting of the Academy, in order to increase the awareness of the participants of the meeting, information materials reflecting the work performed by the Academy in 2018-2023 were presented as a document (annual reports of the President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia on the work performed by the Academy; the international-scientific, refereed journal of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia "Moambe "; Quarterly newsletter "Messenger of the Academy"; Recommendations issued by members of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia in 2018-2023 (88 recommendations; Proceedings of local and international conferences (21 proceedings); Monographs, books and manuals issued by members of the Academy (total 90); memorandums signed with local and foreign scientific research organizations: CACAARI (Association of Scientific Research Organizations of the Central Asian and Caucasian Countries), CGIAR (International Consultative Group for Agricultural Research), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), ICARDA (Dry International Center for Territorial Agricultural Research), CIMMYT (International Center for Wheat and Maize Breeding), Bioversiti Interneishenel (International Center for Biodiversity). Also, memorandums of cooperation signed by the Academy with educational and scientific-research organizations of Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kazakhstan, China and South Korea, as well as with the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, the Ministry of Agriculture of Adjara, Batumi, Kutaisi, Near the state and private universities of Akhaltsikhe, Telavi, Gori. The Academy has been successfully cooperating with scientists and researchers of the above-mentioned organizations for years.

     The participants of the general meeting of the Academy especially noted the cooperation of the Academy with the Union of European Academies of Agriculture, Food and Nature Use (UEAA), which the Academy became a member of during the presidency of Academician Guram Aleksidze.

     According to the decision of the general assembly of the Academy, the activities performed by the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and its president in 2018-2023 were evaluated as positive and successful, and academician Guram Aleksidze was thanked for his fruitful and successful activities during the presidency of the Academy.

         The meeting made a decision on approving Academician Givi Japaridze, the vice-president of the Academy, as acting president until the election of the president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia (until the end of the election campaign).

March 21, - International Forest Day

 On March 21 of this year, a seminar dedicated to the International Forest Day was held in the meeting hall of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, organized by the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences of the Academy.

The seminar was attended by members of the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences: Academician Lasha Dolidze, scholarship holders of the Academy: Doctor of Forestry Giorgi Kavtaradze, Doctor of Agriculture Zviad Tiginashvili; Leading specialists of the Academy: Ketevan Chipashvili and Marika Mosashvili; Invited guests: Head of Agroforestry Crops Research Service of Agricultural Scientific Research Center, Doctor of Agriculture Nana Goginashvili; Agrarian University professors, doctors of biology: Archil Supatashvili and Medea Burjanadze; Dr. Rezo Vasadze, professor of the St. Tbel Abuserisdze Educational University of the Patriarchate of Georgia, Head of the Department of Combating Forest Pests of the Forestry Agency of the State of Georgia, Dr. Rezo Vasadze. 

The seminar was opened by the learned secretary of the scientific departments of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, academician Lasha Dolidze, who after a short greeting reminded the audience of the prerequisites for establishing the International Forest Day. It was noted that the International Forest Day was established at the 23rd Congress of the United Nations General Assembly. All UN member countries, including Georgia, implement special measures on this day, the purpose of which is to preserve the diversity of forest ecosystems. Academician L. Dolidze and Dr. Rezo Vasadze's delivered speeches, both presenters’ reports aroused great interest from the listeners. A number of questions were asked, to which the speaker gave comprehensive answers.

 The seminar was summarized by the learned secretary of the scientific departments of the Academy, academician Lasha Dolidze. He thanked the speaker for his interesting report, and the attending public for coming and actively participating in the work of the seminar. He noted that such meetings help to discuss problems related to forests in Georgia and to find rational ways to solve them.

On March 17, 2023

 The summary session of the project "A new beginning for opportunities for intersectoral cooperation between science and business

The summary session of the project "A new beginning for opportunities for intersectoral cooperation between science and business" implemented within the framework of the European Union public services twinning project "Supporting opportunities for intersectoral cooperation between research and industry" was held at Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metekhi Palace. Among the invited guests were representatives of enterprises, research institutes, universities, the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, ministries, embassies, funding agencies, civil society organizations, international projects, and donor organizations.

From the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, the deputy president of the Academy, academician Anatoli Giorgadze and the learned secretary of the Academy, Dr. Marine Barvenashvili attended the meeting. The beneficiaries were the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia.

On March 17, 2023, the summary session of the project "A new beginning for opportunities for inter-sectoral cooperation between science and business" implemented within the framework of the European Union public services twinning project "Supporting opportunities for intersectoral cooperation between research and industry" was held at Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metekhi Palace. Among the invited guests were representatives of enterprises, research institutes, universities, the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, ministries, embassies, funding agencies, civil society organizations, international projects, and donor organizations. From the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, the deputy president of the Academy, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze and the learned secretary of the Academy, Dr. Marine Barvenashvili attended the meeting. The beneficiaries were the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia.

Welcome speeches were made by: high-ranking officials of the Mission of Education and Science of Georgia, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Georgia, as well as the General Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, Erekle Astakhishvili, and the head of the EU twinning project, Wolfgang Polt. After the greeting, the work of the session continued in the respective panels, where a number of topics were discussed, among them, "The Future of Science Diplomacy"; "Smart Georgia: RTDI ecosystem development"; "Implementing Scientific Priorities: Best Practices and Next Steps".

Commission session at the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia

Scientific Department of Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia

Session of the Commission for Studying Problems

     On March 7, 2023, the first session of the Commission for the Study of Scientific Problems of Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia was held at the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. The session was attended by: members of the commission for studying scientific problems of natural disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, professors of the Technical University of Georgia, employees of the Institute of Aquaculture of Tsotne Mirtskhulava and members of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia: academicians Lasha Dolidze and Aleksandre Didebulidze.

The meeting was opened by the Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician R. Khurodze. He noted that in the recent period natural disaster processes have been activated all over the world and in Georgia as well, the results of which have been intensified even more by immature anthropogenic actions. From the point of view of ensuring an effective response to natural hazards, it is of great importance to organize activities for their prevention and liquidation of the consequences caused by them. Therefore, it is particularly relevant to promote the effective functioning of the natural disaster risk management system and to prepare the population itself on the issues of protecting the population from natural disasters and to raise their level of awareness from this point of view. Academician T. Chelidze and the professor of the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the Technical University of Georgia O. Kutsnashvili, who paid special attention to measures aimed at reducing the risk of natural disasters. 

Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, The Director of Mirtskhulava Institute of Aquaculture, the Chairman of the Commission for the Study of Scientific Problems of Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician Givi Gavardashvili, who thanked the members of the commission for coming and actively participating in the work of the session. Acad. Gavardashvili expressed hope that the commission will conduct its work efficiently and productively, and Georgian scientists will spare no effort to prevent the country from the great danger and material losses associated with natural disasters by introducing new approaches and innovations.

March 3 - World Wildlife Day

      On March 2, 2023, a thematic session dedicated to World Wildlife Day was held in the conference hall of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, organized by the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences of the Academy. The session was attended by the deputy president of the Academy, coordinator of scientific departments, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, learned secretaries of the scientific departments of the Academy: Academician Lasha Dolidze and Doctor of Agriculture Marine Barvenashvili, scholarship holder of the Academy, Doctor of Agriculture Zviad Tiginashvili, as well as invited guests: Doctors of Biology: Professor and Medea Burjanadze Archil Supatashvili, PhD candidate Natalia Kharabadze.

Academician Lasha Dolidze opened the session and addressed the audience with a welcome speech. He noted that it is the duty of each of us to take care of wild nature, especially today, when many species of animals are becoming extinct every year due to the often ill-advised actions of man all over the world. Georgia is a country distinguished by its biodiversity. He needs to be warned, because otherwise we may face an irreparable fact. Academician L. Dolidze also spoke about the traditions, which have been established for years in the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry Sciences of the Academy, in connection with the events dedicated to the World Wildlife Day. Then he gave a speech to Doctor of Biology, Professor Medea Burjanadze, who presented to the audience with a report: "The first Georgian microbiological preparation Bover-Ge for the control of harmful insects".

The speaker noted that the presented drug was created on the basis of a local strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. An information booklet has been prepared for the new bio-pesticide, which will provide information to farmers and interested parties. Boypesticide Bower-G is cheaper than imported drugs of a similar type, adapted to local conditions, effective against harmful insects (successful in 70-90% of cases), characterized by a long-term pesticidal action for agricultural, decorative, forestry, greenhouse, water, human and disease Against vector-borne insects against above-ground and soil-dwelling pests. It is safe, it ensures the production of ecologically clean and organic products, it is not toxic, it is safe for people and the environment, it does not have side effects.

Academician Lasha Dolidze summed up the session, who thanked the attending public for coming and actively participating in the work of the session.

The Memory of Meritorious Scientist - Academician Elguja Shapakidze

     The Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia announces with deep sadness that the meritorious scientist, teacher, true member of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Academician, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician-Secretary of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, Head of the Academic Department of the Academy, Professor Elguja Shapakidze, has passed away.

Mr. Elguja Shapakidze was born in the city of Tbilisi on August 20, 1942 in the family of a servant. In 1958, he graduated with honors from Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili Secondary School No. 53 (former Boys' Secondary School No. 7) and started working as a foreman at the Tbilisi electric locomotive factory, where he worked until 1962. At the same time, in 1959, he enrolled at the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization of the Agricultural Institute of Georgia, which he graduated with honors in 1965 and was awarded the qualification of a mechanical engineer.

     After graduating from the institute, he left to work as a senior designer in the problem laboratory of "Vineyard laborious works" of the Agricultural Institute of Georgia. In 1968, Mr. Elguja was enrolled as a graduate student of the Department of Soil Cultivation Machines and Tools of the Agricultural Institute of Georgia. In 1972, he defended his candidate's thesis on the topic: "Mechanization of soil cultivation in the storage lane of the vineyard" and was awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences.

In 1966-1967, he completed mandatory military service and was a reserve captain.

     In 1974, he was elected by a competition as the head of the mechanization department at the teaching-research faculty of sericulture of the Agricultural Institute of Georgia.

   In 1978, he was awarded the scientific title of senior scientific worker.

   In 1981, Mr. Elguja was appointed as the deputy dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization, and in 1987, by the decision of the scientific council of the institute, he was elected as the dean of the same faculty, where he worked until 2005.

     In 1985, he was awarded the scientific rank of docent, and in 1993 - professor.

   In 1994, Mr. Elguja defended his doctoral thesis on the topic: "Mechanization of time-consuming technological processes of sericulture" and was awarded the scientific degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences.

   In 1995, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, and in 2015 as a full member (academician).

   In 1997, Mr. Elguja was elected as an Academician of the International Academy of High School Science;

In 2004-2009, he was elected as the academician-secretary of the engineering department of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia.

     In the period of 2005-2007, Mr. Elguja worked as a professor of the Department of Soil Cultivation and Construction Machinery of the State Agricultural University of Georgia and as the head of the quality assurance service of the university.

   From 2006 to 2013, he was elected to the academic position of a full professor at the State Agrarian University of Georgia (now the Agrarian University of Georgia) in the direction of agricultural mechanization.

In 2011, he was elected as a full member - Academician of the Engineering Academy of Georgia.

     During his work at the university, he was actively engaged in teaching-pedagogical and scientific-research activities. In 1998-2005, he was the chairman of the Engineering Dissertation Council of the State Agrarian University of Georgia.

     Since 2012, he has been the coordinator of BACSA, the United Nations Sericulture Association in Georgia.

   From January 4, 2013 until the last day, Mr. Elguja Shapakidze worked in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia as the head of the academic department, academician - secretary of the Academy.

   He was actively involved in scientific research activities. He has published 283 scientific works, including 8 monographs, 8 manuals, 13 recommendations, received 10 copyright certificates, 8 invention patents, 6 rationalizing proposals.

     Under his guidance, 4 dissertations for obtaining the degree of technical sciences and two dissertations for obtaining the academic degree of doctor have been defended. He has participated in many local and international scientific conferences, symposiums and congresses.

         In 1988, Mr. Elguja was awarded the "Labor Veteran" medal. In 1999 he was awarded the "Order of Honor" by the order of the President of Georgia, in 2006 he was awarded the honorary title of "Engineer of the Year". In 2016, his paper "Georgian silk production - problems, rehabilitation, revival" was awarded the prize of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia for the best paper in the agricultural field. In 2017, he was awarded with an honorary certificate of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for his achievements in the field of agro-engineering.

         In the form of Academician Elguja Shapakidze, Georgian agricultural science has lost a renowned scientist and teacher, respectable and worthy person whose name will remain forever in the memory of his friends, colleagues and students.

Agrarian Innovation Commission session

 In February, a commission meeting was held, at which the report prepared by the Viticulture Cadastre Division of the National Wine Agency of the State of Georgia was discussed: "Ways and results of the construction of the vineyard cadastre of Georgia" (authors: Doctor of Agriculture, Chief Specialist Irma Mdinaradze and Head of the Department, Doctor of Agriculture Davit Maghradze).

Academician Aleksandre Didebulidze, the chairman of the commission, opened the session with an introductory speech, who briefly described the current situation in the winemaking sector of Georgia and the problems to be solved, and emphasized the great role of the creation of the cadastre of vineyards in solving these problems.

Davit Maghradze, the speaker, noted that all EU member countries, where viticulture and winemaking are developed, have vineyard cadastres. Based on the current reality, the planning and implementation of the vineyard cadastre of Georgia can be characterized as a step forward towards the European experience. Considering the above, since 2014, the National Wine Agency of the State of Georgia has been implementing the Cadastre project of vineyards of Georgia, which is a means of monitoring vineyard areas and grape production; It is created by collecting detailed agronomic information about vineyard plots, creating a register of winegrowers and winemakers, and constantly updating it by collecting survey information based on aerial photo images.

The purpose of the Vineyard Cadastre is:

Registration and storage of information about all existing units (enterprises) in the vine and wine sector;

Collecting, registering and storing information on the location of Georgian vineyards, their area, varietal composition, planting year and other indicators related to viticulture practices, based on GIS technologies;

Production and storage of questionnaire (so-called "alphanumeric") and graphical historical data of vineyards; 

Taking into account viticulture zones for the analysis of the production potential of vineyards, promoting the creation of new zones and clarifying the boundaries of existing zones;

Forecasting of grape harvest and wine production, development of statistical reports based on information collected in the viticulture register, and more.

In 2014-2021, the vineyards of the Kakheti, Racha and Lechkhumi wine-growing zones were fully described within the framework of the vineyard cadastre project, covering a total area of 42,089 ha. The harvest was carried out in the mentioned zones on the basis of cadastre extracts of vineyards, and in 2022, the cadastre construction work continued in the viticulture zone of Kartli (Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli) - maps of the region were uploaded to the unified database of the cadastre of vineyards, on which vineyard polygons were drawn, and cadastral information is currently being collected. In 2023, it is planned to continue construction of the cadastre in the viticulture zones of Meskheti, Imereti, Guria, Samegrelo and Adjara.

The Vice-President of the Academy, Academician Givi Japaridze, Academicians Nodar Chitanava and Aleksandre Didebulidze, Professors Tsotne Samadashvili, Gela Javakhishvili, Nodar Khatiashvili, Otar Karchava, Anzor Meskhishvili, Academy Scholar Dr. Ekaterina Katsitadze, and Dr. Zurab Loladze took part in the discussion after the report. They wished the members of the Cadastre Department important achievements in the direction of creating the vineyard cadastre of Georgia and new successes in their further work.

February 11, International Day of Women and Girls celebrated at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences

International Day of Women and Girls in Science – February 11, 2023 allows us to honor women's significant achievements in science and place a much-needed focus on girls entering Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers.

On February 13 of the current year, a ceremonial session dedicated to the International Day of Scientific Women and Girls was held in the conference hall of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The session was attended by: the President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze, the Deputy President of the Academy, Coordinator of Scientific Departments, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Academician Jemal Gugushvili, learned secretaries of the scientific departments of the Academy: Dr. Marine Barvenashvili and Academician Lasha Dolidze. Employees of academic and administrative departments and invited guests, among whom were Zaza Maruashvili, the head of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Zurab Khutsishvili, an employee of the Science Department, and women scientists and agriculturists working in the agricultural field.

The session was opened by the President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze, who addressed the audience with a welcome speech. He briefly reviewed the purpose of establishing the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. He noted that today in Georgia, there are many female scientists working in various fields of science, among whom there are many successful female agriculturist scientists. They make a significant contribution to the development of the country's agrarian science, that is why the work and merits of the mentioned wome scientists are highly significant and appreciated.

Then Mr. Guram gave a speech to the learned secretary of the scientific departments of the Academy, Dr. Marine Barvenashvili, who presented to the audience with a report: "Prominent women scientists in the agricultural sector of Georgia". Dr. M. Barvenashvili reviewed the important episodes depicting the scientific-research activities of the outstanding women scientists of the past and present working in the agricultural field. Ksenia Bakhtadze, who was the first Georgian woman academician was awarded in 1948, the State Prize of the Soviet Union for the creation of "Georgian Selective Tea No. 1" and "Georgian Selective Tea No. 2" out of 19 varieties of tea breeds by her. Professor Rusudan Khubutia, whose scientific work was related to the problem of weeding of agricultural crops in Georgia, regularities of formation of agrocenosis, harmfulness of weeds, aspects of bioecology, was no less worthy of the country. Mrs. Rusudani was a member/correspondent of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia.

As for today's situation, the speaker focused on the academician of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mrs. Gogola Margvelashvili, who at the same time is the academician-secretary of the agronomic sciences department of the academy. Agrochemist by specialty, she is the only Georgian woman academician in this field in the history of Georgia. It is also worth noting that Academician Gogola Margvelashvili is considered the head of the Georgian scientific school for the development of theoretical and practical foundations of the effective use of phosphorus fertilizers in the main types of soils of Eastern Georgia. Then Dr. M. Barvenashvili spoke about the scientific and pedagogical activities of Lamara Jikia, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Zaira Kapiashvili, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Mzago Lobzhanidze, Doctor of Biological Sciences, and Natalia Diakova, Doctor of Agriculture, about their achievements in the development of agricultural science. 

At the end of the report, Dr. Marina Barvenashvili once again congratulated the female scientists in the hall on the International Day of Scientific Women and Girls, wished them long life, health and success in their scientific activities. After Barvenashvili's report, the President of the Academy, Academician G. Aleksidze gave the floor to the head of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Mr. Zaza Maruashvili. Mr. Zaza congratulated the women scientists in the hall on a remarkable date and wished them progress in their fields. Then he spoke about Georgian women scientists, their role in the development of science in the country, as well as about the events and activities held on the above-mentioned date throughout the country. Mr. Zaza expressed his hope that women scientists-agriculturists will continue their work with their usual attitude and enthusiasm and will have their say both in scientific and research activities, as well as in terms of education of the next generation. At the end of the ceremonial session dedicated to the International Day of Scientific Women and Girls, the President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Academician Guram Aleksidze awarded 19 successful women with certificates of honor of the Academy for their scientific achievements in the agricultural field, among them were graduates of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, the Scientific Research Center of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, the Technical University of Georgia , representatives of the Institute of Tea and Subtropical Cultures of the Agrarian University of Georgia, Batumi State University named after Shota Rustaveli, representatives of the National Wine Agency. The ladies awarded with certificates of honor of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia thanked the President of the Academy for such great appreciation and promised to continue their creative and scientific activities for the benefit of our country.

Review of the learned expert’ registry portal project at the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences

   On February 2 of the current year, a round table was held in the conference hall of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, where the attending public was informed about the creation of the portal "Register of Learned Experts". The president of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, academician Guram Aleksidze, the deputy president of the academy, coordinator of scientific departments, academician Anatoli Giorgadze, the academician-secretary of the department of animal husbandry and veterinary sciences of the academy, academician Jemal Gugushvili, the academician-secretary of the agricultural engineering scientific department of the academy took part in the work of the round table. Other participants were: Academician Revaz Makharoblidze, learned secretaries of scientific departments of the Academy: Doctor Marine Barvenashvili and Academician Lasha Dolidze, leading specialists of the Academy: Larisa Chaika, Dali Tarkhnishvili, Ketevan Chipashvili and Marika Mosashvili.

The head of the information center of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Dr. Zurab Jibladze, informed the audience about the creation of the "Register of Learned Experts" portal, who noted that the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, in cooperation with interested organizations, has been working on the creation of the presented portal for almost two years. The first working version has already been prepared, the main parameters have been determined, which will be instrumental in selecting learned experts.

Mr. Zurab Jibladze drew attention to the fact that the number of so called “experts” has increased whose professionalism and qualifications often raise certain questions. Therefore, it was necessary to create a single base in the country, where capable scientists-specialists of various fields would gather, whose competence would not raise any doubt. Accordingly, a person with a scientific degree and/or other scientific titles, whose competence will be confirmed by the recognized results of his scientific-practical work, should be called a “learned expert”.

As regarding the purpose of the registry of learned experts, it is to provide an efficient mechanism for governmental bodies, local governments, the business sector, research institutions and other decision-makers, and for all who wish to obtain information, consultations and relevant expert services for making the right and optimal decisions can have an easy uccess to relevant information with the help of the portal.

Then Mr. Zurab Jibladze presented to the audience the working version of the "Register of Learned Experts" portal, filters (direction, field, subfield, region, foreign country), which will make it possible to find an expert according to the desired field and location.

At the end of the presentation, the speaker noted that the presented "Register of Learned Experts" portal is still only a working version and the team working on it will be happy to take into account your comments and wishes.

The President of the Academy, Academician G. Aleksidze, Deputy President of the Academy, Coordinator of Scientific Departments, Academician Anatoli Giorgadze, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Agro-Engineering Sciences of the Academy, Academician Revaz Makharoblidze, who noted that very important, complex and large-scale work has been performed, and that the parameters by which the learned experts are selected , will reveal the true professionals of the field in the best way.

The work of the round table was summarized by the president of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze. He thanked Mr. Zurab Jibladze for his visit and interesting presentation on behalf of himself and the attending community.

You can see the portal of the "Register of Learned Experts".             On the website: rle.gtu.ge