Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia explained

Agency Name:	Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Nativename:	საქართველოს გარემოს დაცვისა და სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტრო
Seal:	Greater coat of arms of Georgia.svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Georgia
Headquarters:	6 Marshal Gelovani Str., Tbilisi, Georgia 0134
Budget:	₾698.5 million (USD 263.1 million) (2023) ^[1]
Chief1 Name:	Otar Shamugia
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Website:	http://www.moe.gov.ge/en/home

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს გარემოს დაცვისა და სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტრო, sakartvelos garemos datsvisa da soplis meurneobis saministro) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of regulation of economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country and environment protection with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity. The ministry is headed by Otar Shamugia.^[2]

Structure

The ministry is headed by a minister, first deputy minister and two deputy ministers. It is subdivided into General Inspection, Management Unit for Food Safety and Risk Analysis, Department of Cooperation with International Organizations and Projects Management which overlook divisions on Rural Development, Region Rule, Legal Issues, etc.^[3] In December 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection was abolished and merged into that of Agriculture, which was renamed into the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.^[4]

Budget

The budget of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture in 2023 is GEL GEL 698.5 million (USD 263.1 million), down by GEL 44.6 million (USD 16.8 million) compared to the previous year.^[5]

Ministers after 2004

• David Shervashidze, February 2004 – December 2004
• Mikheil Svimonishvili, December 2004 – November 2006
• Petre Tsiskarishvili, November 2006 – May 2008
• Bakur Kvezereli, April 2008 – October 2011
• Zaza Gorozia, October 2011 – October 2012
• David Kirvalidze, October 2012 – April 2013^[6]
• Shalva Pipia, April 2013 –
• Otar Danelia, December 30, 2015 – September 9, 2016
• Levan Davitashvili, September 9, 2016 – present

See also

• Cabinet of Georgia
• Agriculture in Georgia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Georgian Parliament Approves 2023 State Budget . 2023-10-25.
2. Web site: Otar Shamugia becomes the Minister of Environment and Agriculture. Rustavi 2. 9 February 2022.
3. Web site: Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. Structure . 2011-03-24.
4. News: New Government Wins Confidence Vote. 23 December 2017. Civil Georgia. 22 December 2017.
5. Web site: Georgian Parliament Approves 2023 State Budget . 2023-10-25.
6. Web site: Agriculture Minister Quits After Arrests. Civil.ge. 2 August 2013.