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WE CAN PRODUCE TABLE GRAPE, BUT ... WE CAN NOT?
Sarke Economic Press Monitor, Georgia
June 3, 2013 Monday
by Kviris Palitra
The article, considering prospects of table grape production in
Georgia, brings comments of Jemal Khatiashvili, chairman of Farmer
Association of Alazani Valley, and expert Levan Kandelaki.
As Khatiashvili notes, production of table grape is not developed
in Georgia, but several farmers have already launched cultivation of
table varieties. He advises the farmers not to concentrate solely on
traditional varieties, bur look after Turkish, Iranian, American,
Egyptian, Italian or Greek ones as well, noting that "it will not
cost too much".
According to Khatiashvili, these varieties are cultivated in Armenia
for a long time. The newspaper reports that Georgia has purchased
365,000 kg in Armenia (i.e. more than 28% of this country's total
grape export) in the 1st quarter.
As Kalandadze notes, varieties for wine production are more common
in Georgia.
He points that cultivation of table varieties is not a problem at all,
but keeping of this grape is difficult enough, as it requires special
storages and refrigerator equipment, the expert declares. Georgia
lacks development of such infrastructure in contrary to Armenia,
the expert adds.
Sarke Economic Press Monitor, Georgia
June 3, 2013 Monday
by Kviris Palitra
The article, considering prospects of table grape production in
Georgia, brings comments of Jemal Khatiashvili, chairman of Farmer
Association of Alazani Valley, and expert Levan Kandelaki.
As Khatiashvili notes, production of table grape is not developed
in Georgia, but several farmers have already launched cultivation of
table varieties. He advises the farmers not to concentrate solely on
traditional varieties, bur look after Turkish, Iranian, American,
Egyptian, Italian or Greek ones as well, noting that "it will not
cost too much".
According to Khatiashvili, these varieties are cultivated in Armenia
for a long time. The newspaper reports that Georgia has purchased
365,000 kg in Armenia (i.e. more than 28% of this country's total
grape export) in the 1st quarter.
As Kalandadze notes, varieties for wine production are more common
in Georgia.
He points that cultivation of table varieties is not a problem at all,
but keeping of this grape is difficult enough, as it requires special
storages and refrigerator equipment, the expert declares. Georgia
lacks development of such infrastructure in contrary to Armenia,
the expert adds.