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Indian Farmers Arrive to Ex-Soviet Georgia --NTDTV.org
Villagers in different parts of ex-Soviet Georgia are not surprised anymore to see farmers in colorful Indian outfits working in the fields, which locals stopped cultivating shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
[Randjodh Singh, Farmer]:
"Our main occupation is agriculture. Ninety percent of Singhs are doing the agriculture business. They belong to agriculture and agriculture is in our blood and heart."
In 2011, the Georgian government decided to bolster agricultural production through encouraging immigration of foreigners with modern agricultural knowledge and successful experience.
But not all Georgians are happy with the developments in the agriculture sector. Some are worried that impoverished small plot owners would be easily tempted to sell their lands to foreigners.
[Raul Babunashvili, Founder of Georgian Farmers' Union]:
"Attention should be drawn to the issues of buying land. It should not be done through imposing outright bans but rather through implementing our own tools and our own resources. It should be done so to protect the ownership of our own lands and not to sell them to foreigners."
The new government has already started implementing projects aimed at raising harvest volumes by introducing modern agricultural farming techniques, including soil irrigation and the use of liquid fertilizers.
Indian Farmers Arrive to Ex-Soviet Georgia --NTDTV.org
Villagers in different parts of ex-Soviet Georgia are not surprised anymore to see farmers in colorful Indian outfits working in the fields, which locals stopped cultivating shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
[Randjodh Singh, Farmer]:
"Our main occupation is agriculture. Ninety percent of Singhs are doing the agriculture business. They belong to agriculture and agriculture is in our blood and heart."
In 2011, the Georgian government decided to bolster agricultural production through encouraging immigration of foreigners with modern agricultural knowledge and successful experience.
But not all Georgians are happy with the developments in the agriculture sector. Some are worried that impoverished small plot owners would be easily tempted to sell their lands to foreigners.
[Raul Babunashvili, Founder of Georgian Farmers' Union]:
"Attention should be drawn to the issues of buying land. It should not be done through imposing outright bans but rather through implementing our own tools and our own resources. It should be done so to protect the ownership of our own lands and not to sell them to foreigners."
The new government has already started implementing projects aimed at raising harvest volumes by introducing modern agricultural farming techniques, including soil irrigation and the use of liquid fertilizers.
Indian Farmers Arrive to Ex-Soviet Georgia --NTDTV.org
