On march 29, 2019, in Tbilisi, hotel Radison Blue Iveria, an International Scientific Forum dedicated to perspectives of development of Science in Georgia was organized and hosted by Shorta Rustaveli National Foundation and supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.

In September 2018, in the Monasteri complex of Ikalto, Kakheti region, Mikheil Batiashvili, a Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, presented a new plan of education reform which envisaged a complex approach to all directions of education.

Main priority during the reform discussions was given to science development. One of the major directions of the reform is to support science which includes, support of strategic scientific projects on the one hand, and involvement of young researchers and stimulating their activities – on the other.

The aim of the Forum organized by Shorta Rustaveli National Foundation was discussion and evaluation of the present situation existed in science, its challenges, future perspectives and determining important priorities in this sphere.

In the work of the forum, the following persons who represented Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences took part: Academician Guram Aleksidze, Academician-Secretary Elguja Shapakidze, Acad. Nodar Chitanava, Acad. Revaz Asatiani and Acad. Nodar Baghaturia.

Academician Guram Aleksidze talked about perspectives of development of agrarian sciences and its role in food supply of the country. He also mentioned that a number of scientific- research institutes working in the field of agrarian sciences were abolished years ago, and qualified staff members, researchers became unemployed. He focused on the necessity of creating scientific-research centers based on the Academy in different branches of agriculture. He also mentioned that it is important to restore a two-stage scientific dissertation system which used to function successfully until 1990s. The defense of the dissertations should take place at the Academy which will hold a Dissertation Council.

Plenary Sessions were organized in six directions. The representatives of the Academy took part in the fourth panel discussion which was dedicated to agrarian sciences and adopted adequate important recommendations.