On September 24, 2019, at Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a scientific conference was held on the topic: “Problems of Development of Integrated Management in Forest Studies”.

      The Conference was conducted within the framework of the Festival of Science and Innovations, (Tbilisi, September 21-30, 2019) and raised a live interest among wide circle of researchers and society.

The Conference was opened by the President of the Academy, Academician Guram Aleksidze who welcomed the Conference participants and emphasized the urgent problems existed in the field.

        Mr. Iuri Nozadze, Deputy Minister of Environment and Agriculture, Ms.Natia Iordanishvili, Deputy head of Forest management department, Ministry of Environment and Agriculture. Ms. Nino Chkhobadze, Co-President of the Movement – Friends of the Earth, Mr. Bakur Gulua, the Head of the Development of Agriculture, Patriarchate of Georgia, and Ms. Marina Nijharadze, Director of Tbilisi Public School – delivered speeches and underscored the importance of the scientific forum which addresses such important issue.    

       The participants presented important research results Conference, in particular, the presentations, such as:

• Academician Giorgi Gagoshidze -  GAAS, Georgian Technical University. “Problems of Development of Integrated Management in Forest Studies”.
• Dr. Giorgi Kavtaradze - V. Gulisashvili Forest Studies Institute. Georgian Agrarian University.  “ Challenges of Forest institutional administration – ways of management”
• Ms. Natia Iordanishvili – GAAS, National Forest Agency. “Measures of optimization of forest management industry” .

   Nato Kobakhidze, Georgian Agrarian University, “ Forest Studies at higher education institutions in Georgia”

Anzor Meskhishvili – Dr. of Economic Sciences, Professor, “The Results of land reforms in Georgia”.

Zurab Manveladze, Batumi Botanical Garden, “High Value of conservation, instruments for forest integrated management”.

Dimitri Natroshvili – Georgian Agrarian University. “Resource-saving technologies in forest industry”.

  Malkhaz Samadashvili – Telavi State Univrsity. “Georgian Oak Tree area in Shida Kartli”.

Rezo Kiladze – Kutaisi A. Tsereteli State University. “Landscape and recreational potential of Kutaisi surroundings”.

Medea Burjanadze, Georgian Agrarian University. “Application of local pesticides Bover-Ge for pest control in Georgia“.

The Conference results were discussed and summarized by the participants and the importance of the problems raised during the Conference were presented by Academician Nodar Chitanava and Academician Giorgi Gagoshidze. The Scientific Conference issued a resolution which was sent to Georgian Ministry of Environment and Agricultur , and to other relevant organizations and administrative units working on the problems of forest industry development for discussion and  consideration.  

On the 22^nd of September, 2019, Academician, Gogola (Guliko) Margvelashvili, a Real Member of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a Doctor of Agrarian Sciences, became 80 years old and fulfilled his 55-year scientific, educational and social work.

Dr. Margvelashvili was the first woman who defended her Doctorate dissertation, earned her doctorate degree and was awarded a title of  Professor in Agro-chemistry.

 Till present G. Margvelashvili is the only Georgian woman who holds the title of academician in the field of Agro-chemistry. 

     Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences wholeheartedly congratulates a distinguished professor, researcher and public figure, Academician Gogola Margvelashvili with the Jubilee and wishes a long, happy and healthy life, further scientific achievements and fruitful public work for the benefit of our country.

         On June 26-29, 2019, in one of the resort towns – Burges, an international Scientific Technical Congress on the topic:  “ Machines in Agriculture” was held. More than fifty researchers arrived to participate in the Congress from different countries: Germany, Poland, Check, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and Georgia, among others. Academician Jemal Katsitadze, member of GAAS  Chief Specialist of Agricultural Scientific Center, and Giorgi Kutelia, Academy Scholarship winner, participated in the Congress. J. Katsitadze was  a member of  Organizational Committee the Congress which was opened by Professor Mikho Mikhov,  the  Head of  Organizational Committee. J. Katsitadze greeted the Conference participants on behalf of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Science, Shota Rustaveli National Scientific Foundation and Georgian Agrarian University and wished successful and fruitful work.  He also delivered some souvenirs from Georgia.

J. Katsitadze’s presentation was on the following topic:  „Machine Reliability Research of low mechanization in the mountain conditions of Adjara with the aim of its increasing“.  The article presents theoretical basis for reliability of small- scale machines and the results obtained from experiment in Ajara.

 There were some discussions and questions which followed his presentation; the participants give high appreciation to the presentation. Katsitadze also was also the head of the section        “ Technical Service of Machines”.

 56 scientific papers were presented at the Congress and the one delivered by J. Katsitadze was among ten top. He was delivered a Diploma; his article besides Conference Proceedings  was also published in international scientific journal “Mechanization in Agriculture” in Sophia. Now Academician Katsitadze is a member of Editorial Board of the journal.  

        The Scientific Congress adopted some recommendations regarding effective application of research results to solve the problems of mechanization in Agriculture.

         J. Katsitadze also was interviewed by a Bulgarian TV commentator who published the interview in a sc ientific popular journal “ Mechanization of farming” ( Bulgaria).

Academician J. Katsitadze at International Scientific-Technical Congress.

( Bulgaria, July 26, 2019)

On July 25, 2019, Deputy of the President of GAAS, Anatoli Giorgadze had an official visit at the Research Institute of Animal Biology in Lvov and signed a memorandum of cooperation.

The Scientific- research Institute is a leading Scientific organization in Ukraine which studies animal bio-chemistry, physiology, the problems of feeding and bio-technology.

Main scientific directions of the Institute are: fundamental research in physiology and bio-chemistry of agricultural animals, poultry, and fish; working out bio-technological methods to raise the quality and quantity of the product; research of etiological and morphogenetic factors of the infections, and working out preventive and diagnostic methods to fight against them. One of the essential aspects of the current researches is the study ecological factors and their influence on physiological and biochemical status to get ecologically clean product.

Organization structure of the Institute includes the following: 10 laboratories, 1 testing plot for farming; 71 researchers carry out scientific work, among them 15 are doctors of sciences, 50 candidate of sciences, 7 professors, and 26 senior scientific workers.

The Institute has postgraduate studies and young scholars are learning and working on their doctorate theses – direction: Biochemistry; human and animal physiology.

Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze and the First Deputy Director of the Institute Professor Nikoloz Sharan met with the institute staff members and discussed the further areas of close cooperation between the Academy of Lvovi Scientific Research Institute and Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

A particular attention was paid to the problems of preservation of local species of animals and birds to keep bio-diversity and preserve genetic resources.