Scientific Department Sessions at Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in connection with the competition announced as a full member (Academician) of the vacant positions of the Academy, meetings of the joint scientific departments were held to recommend or admit the contestants to participate in the competition.
On October 25, 2021, at 12-00 pm, at the Session of Animal Husbandry and Scientific Departments of Veterinary and Agronomy, a secret ballot was held of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine Department.
In the competition announced by the scientific department "Livestock", the Academy Fellow, Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze was unanimously recommended to participate in. 
On October 26, 2021, at 12:00, the Academy of agriculture, a joint meeting of scientific departments of Agro-Engineering, Environment and Forestry was held.
Secret ballot was held at the Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry, and Dr. Lasha Dolidze, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, was unanimously recommended to participate in the announced competition in the specialty "Forestry".
October 26, 2021, at 14-00, at the Academy, during Joint Session of Food Science and Food Technology and Agro-Engineering Scientific 
Divisions, a secret ballot was held at the Food Safety and Food Technology Scientific Department, which announced competition,
specialization - "Biotechnology".
Edisher Kvesitadze, Doctor of Biological Sciences, was unanimously recommended to participate in the competition.
Seminar of the Academic Council of the Academy
On October 19, 2021, a seminar was held at the Scientific Council of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences in the Scientific-Industrial Association "Biotex". The seminar was led by the Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Academy, Academician-Secretary of the Scientific Department of Animal Husbandry and 
Veterinary Medicine, Acad. Jemal Gugushvili and the Head of the Academic Department of the Academy, Acad. Elguja Shapakidze.
The seminar was opened by Acad. J. Gugushvili, who stressed the importance of cooperation between the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Scientific-Industrial Association in the form of scientific events.
The participants of the seminar talked about the history, activities and future plans of the company "Biotex" presented by the director of the company, Doctor of Agriculture N. Zazashvili, who noted that Biotex Ltd. is a company in the agricultural sector, a manufacturer of veterinary medicines and various plant protection products. Founded in 1991, the Biotech Eko Synthesis, “ Biotech” in short produces about 180 Georgian products and employs about 120 specialists. It delivers its update product to the local market.
In recent years, several production sites have been equipped with modern standard machinery. Production and control systems have been improved. Biotex Ltd is certified by TÜV.SÜD in accordance with ISO 9001 - 2015 international standards, also it is in full conformity with GMP standards.
BioRational Technology Research Center - "BrTRC" was established on the basis of the R&D department of the company "Biotex". Its aim is to develop and implement innovative projects in the field of agriculture, medicine and ecology, which mainly serve to solve social problems.
Prior to the establishment of the center, this activity was carried out for 25 years by the scientific-industrial association "Biotex", the development and expansion of scientific research of which led to the transition to completely different dimension of activities of the organization.
Around the center are united industrial partners with their own profiles and functions. However, it works on an open door basis, which means that any scientist or scientific group, manufacturing organization, etc., can use the resources of the center.
The director of the company also mentioned that in the modern world, the ways of inventing, creating an intellectual product has also changed. The invention is based not on endevour of one individual, but on the result of the joint scientists, researchers and other groups.
Such innovation center today is "BrTRC", with the best clinical, diagnostic and analytical laboratory base. Company representatives pointed out that the advancement and development of production is impossible without the support of science.
The questions of the seminar participants were answered by the director of the company, and the academicians talked about the impressions about the company, namely, Gugushvili, E. Shapakidze, T. Kurashvili, the head of the veterinary clinic, N. Omarashvili, the specialist Chipashvili, et al.
The participants of the seminar visited the production building of the company "Biotex", laboratories, research center of bio technologies and the newly established marketing center of the company ( Dr. Mikheil Chichakua gave explanations), which has close ties with both local and neighboring countries.
The participants of the seminar visited the production building of the company "Biotex", laboratories, research center of bio- rational technologies and the newly established marketing center of the company (where Dr. Mikheil Chichakua gave explanations), which has close ties with both local and neighboring countries, and the local farmers as well.
The first Ukrainian-Polish scientific forum "AGROBIOPERSPECTIVES
September 29-30, 2021, in Ukraine, the first Ukrainian-Polish Scientific Forum "AGROBIOPERSPECTIVES" was held at the Institute of Animal Biology of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv. The Deputy President of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Coordinator of Scientific Departments, and Doctor of Agriculture, Anatoly Giorgadze took part in the work of the Forum.
The first Ukrainian-Polish Forum brought together more than 130 scientists from five countries - Ukraine, Poland, Canada, Georgia and Moldova, representing 31 scientific institutions.
124 scientific papers were published in the scientific journal Biology of Animals.
The forum was opened by Yuri Saliga - Director of the Institute of Animal Biology, Doctor of Biological Sciences, who emphasized the main purpose of the forum - to facilitate scientific contacts between scientists and to discuss current scientific research in animal husbandry.
In particular, on issues such as: animal productivity, nutrition and biology; Animal health; Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry; Selection and breeding of animals; Pollution of livestock waste; Problems of quality of livestock products, production and processing; Peculiarities of the production of organic livestock products, as well as the development of innovations that meet social needs.
Dr. A. Giorgadze welcomed the participants of the scientific forum and presented the presentation "Innovative Technology in Quail Egg Incubation" at the plenary session which was followed by scientific dicussion.
The participants of the scientific forum were also welcomed on behalf of the Presidium of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Academician-Secretary of the Scientific Department of Zootechnics, Academician Ostap Zhukorski, also by the Consul of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Gryzbkowski;
Delegation of Scientists of the Republic of Poland - Hugo Kolontai Agricultural University, Krakow; Institute of Zootechnics, Balice; Lublin Agrarian University; Also, Andria Moskalenko, First Deputy Mayor of Lviv, Ms. Natalia Pipa, Member of the Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine, and Rector of Lviv National Agrarian University Academician Vladimir Snitinsky.
A Round Table was held within the forum, in the work of which Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze participated together with his Polish and Ukrainian colleagues. Plans for further scientific cooperation were set.
A resolution was adopted at the end of the forum. It was decided that the next Ukrainian-Polish forum would be held in the Republic of Poland two years later.
Ukrainian-Polish Forum was supported and sponsored the Lviv City Hall. The general sponsor of the forum was PJSC "Enzyme Company" also Ltd Mira, and other companies.
Publications of the members of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
New monograph of Academician Nodar Chitanava
Academician Nodar Chitanava presented to the Georgian society a very important monograph - "Global Challenges in a Uni-polar World (Visible and Invisible Problems of Georgian Economic Transformation)".
Scientific Editor Yuri Papaskua – Academician, Doctor of Economics, Professor; Editor-publisher Zaur Nachkebia - Chairman of the Board of Editors of the magazine "Business and Legislation", a publicist.
The present paper analyzes 30 years of experience in the transformation of the national economy, the factors that have contributed to the zigzag nature of the country's political, socio-economic development, contrasting features, processes of conflict of interest in society, and the problems caused by the corona virus epidemic.
Conceptual and methodological recommendations for accelerating the exit from the systemic crisis and moving the economy to a qualitatively new trajectory are proposed in the book.
The present publication is intended for readers interested in the political and socio-economic problems of Georgia.
At the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, in 2021, a 650-page book by Academician of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Rezo Jabnidze was published: "Subtropical Crops" (circulation - 400 pieces), which will be distributed free among farmers, specialists, scientists, and students, those who are interested in the field of agriculture and subtropical cultures.
The author thanks the Minister of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Mr. Giorgi Surmanidze, for his support and contribution to the publication of the book.
The book (which discusses 28 varieties) aims at perfection of the technique of cultivating subtropical crops, also, getting abundant and high-yielding crops taking into consideration soil-climatic conditions.
The course consists of two main parts, which discusses subtropical tea and fruit and vegetables - citrus, persimmon, feijoa, kiwi, Figs, musk, pomegranate, olive, avocado, jujube, actinidia, and others.
- Subtropical nuts - hazelnuts, walnuts, feta, pecans, chestnuts;
- Subtropical technical and medicinal plants - eucalyptus, noble laurel, bamboo, tung, eugenol basil, Kazanlik rose, stevia and others.
September 6 International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
The idea of International Days lies in mobilizing the educational community, political will and resources to solve global problems.
In addition, it serves to celebrate and strengthen the achievements of humanity. The United Nations has recognized International Days as a powerful tool for raising public awareness.
Ozone is a very small part of our atmosphere, but its existence is extremely important for human well-being. Most of the ozone is located in the upper atmosphere, 10 to 40 km above the Earth's surface. This area is called the stratosphere and contains about 90% of all atmospheric ozone.
In 1985, world governments adopted the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
Under the Montreal Protocol to that Convention, governments, scientists, and industrialists of different countries collectively restricted the use of 99 percent of ozone-depleting substances. A protocol was then developed in Montreal which aims to restore the ozone layer and reach the level of the 1980s by the middle of the century.
This year, world humanity is celebrating the 36th anniversary of the Vienna Convention and the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Life on earth is unimaginable without the sun's rays. But the energy released by the sun would be very deadly to the inhabitants of the earth, if not the ozone layer.
This layer of the stratosphere protects the earth from most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. Solar energy gives life, but the ozone layer keeps us alive.
"Holes" were created by ozone depleting gases (ODS) used in aerosols and refrigeration systems, in air conditioners. These substances not only pose a threat to the ozone layer, but also adversely affect living organisms. They cause skin cancer and cataracts, at the same time damaging the entire ecosystem.
The pandemic period has made it clear that the introduction of collective solutions and action based on scientific knowledge is the only way to resolve global crises. The message about the protection of the ozone layer has become even more important at this point than ever before.
Ozone is crucial to the existence of life on Earth and we must continue to protect the ozone layer in order to preserve it for future generations.
On the occasion of the International Ozone Day, we offer an article by Dr. Revaz Lolishvili, Academic Secretary of the Scientific Departments of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences - "Save the sky - protect yourself, protect the ozone layer" (see the article at the link).
The Sessions of Scientific Departments and of the Presidium of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
From July 19, 2021, by the decision of the Government of Georgia, the participants will be able to attend trainings, conferences and seminars only on the basis of preliminary PCR testing.
Due to the current situation, the scientific reports to be discussed at the meetings of the Presidiums of the Scientific Departments and the Academy will be uploaded and presented to the general public in the form of electronic version on the website of the Academy.
According to the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
The meeting of the Presidium of the Academy was scheduled for September 29, 2021
(By poll) with the following agenda:
1. On approving the dates of the competition announced for the vacant positions of the full member (academician) of Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia in the scientific departments of the Academy.
Presenter: Academician Guram Aleksidze, the President of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
In agreement with the members of the Presidium of the Academy (by means of a poll), the sessions of the one-time joint scientific departments of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences will be held on the following dates:
1.1. Joint Session of the Scientific Departments of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine and Agronomy - 2021 October 25 at 12-00 p.m .;
1.2. Joint Session of the Scientific Departments of Environmental Protection and Forestry and Agro-Engineering - 2021 October 26 at 12-00 p.m .;
1.3. Joint Meeting of the Scientific Departments of Food Safety and Food Technology and Agro-Engineering - 2021. October 26 at 2:00 p.m .;
2. On the economic and ecological aspects of the priority areas of subtropical agriculture.
Speaker: Academician Roland Kopaliani
3. New European (2030) Forest Strategy and Challenges for the Georgian Forest Sector.
Speaker: Giorgi Kavtaradze, Fellow of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Doctor of Forestry
4. Current issues:
In accordance with the work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for 2021, a meeting of the Scientific Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine was scheduled for September 13, 2021 with the following agenda:
1. Presentation was made on the topic: “About modern technologies of rabbit breeding.
Speakers: Academician Jemal Gugushvili, and Doctor of Agriculture Marine Barvenashvili.
2. Current issues:
2. In accordance with the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, on September 17, 2021, a meeting of the Scientific Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry was scheduled with the following agenda:
1.” On the sustainability of conservation-ecological functions in the subalpine forest ecosystem of Georgia, their modern condition and restoration measures”.
Speaker: Academic Secretary of the Scientific Department of Environmental Protection and Forestry, Lasha Dolidze, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences.
2. Current Issues
3. In accordance with the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, on September 20, 2021, a meeting of the Scientific Department of Agro-Engineering was scheduled with the following agenda:
1. Report of Academician Jemal Katsitadze on the scientific work carried out in 2020.
Speaker: Academician Jemal Katsitadze.
2. Current Issues
4. In accordance with the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the meeting of the Scientific Department of Economics was scheduled for September 22, 2021 with the following agenda:
Report of Academician Napoleon Karkashadze on the scientific work carried out in 2020;
Speaker: Academician Napoleon Karkashadze
2. Current Issues
In accordance with the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a meeting of the Scientific Department of Agronomy was scheduled for September 24, 2021 with the following agenda:
1. Speaker: Academician Roland Kopaliani
2. Current Issues
In accordance with the 2021 work plan of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, on September 28, 2021, a meeting of the Scientific Department of Food Safety and Food Technology was scheduled with the following agenda:
1. A report: “Review of the document on initiating procedures for food safety risk assessment.”
Presenter Fellow of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, USBA Project Expert-Consultant, Doctor of Chemistry Darejan Dughashvili.