The project was implemented in partnership with Mercy Corps through the EU’s ENPARD funded project responsible for activities related to policy, lobbying and advocacy. DRDVE of GIPA established regular fora for dialogue between farmer groups, service providers and the government sector in the target municipalities of the Imereti and Shida Kartli regions. Activities included the facilitation of orientation sessions provided by the government to farmer groups and agricultural service providers on agriculture-related legislation, trainings for government representatives and local regional authorities on conveying the agricultural strategy to the public, effective inter-intra government communication, awareness raising on gender legislation and its implementation and trainings on gender for farmer groups and agricultural service providers.
Project period: 2014-2017
