On March 9, 2017, a Joint Board Session of two Scientific Departments: Economics (Academician Secretary O. Keshelashvili) and Food Safety (Academician Secretary  Z. Tsitishvili) was held at the Academy. The Sesion attended Acad. Givi Japaridze, Vice Rector of GAAS, R. Asatiani, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, N. Khatiashvili, Deputy Director of the Scientific Centre of Ministry of Agriculture and the employees of Risk Management, the representatives of Food Safety, and the students of Agrarian and Technical Universities. 

The Session discussed the following problem: “The peculiarities of transformation of Georgian economy, its tendencies and perspectives” presented by acad. N. Chitanava. The academician offered a deep scientific analysis of current economic problems regarding the financial investments, the perspectives of agricultural development, legislative basis, as well as existed problems in food safety and risk management. The presenter stressed the role of the Academy as the consultant body of the government and the center directing scientific researches in the field of agriculture.

Around the agenda of the day, active participation was taken by N. Khatiashvili,  R. Asatiani, Sh. Chkheidze, Prof. of Technical University, Acad. P. Koghuashvili, Z. Tskitishvili, and others. 

The work of scientific departments was evaluated and summarized by Acad. Givi Japaridze.