Georgia: The Mayor of Mtskheta Municipality, Dimitri Zurabishvili, delegate of the party – Dimitri Khundadze, State Trustee of Mtskheta-Mtiania, Alexander Zagashvili, attended the National Scientific Conference entitled “New Reality of Georgian Wheat”.
The Mtskheti Municipality City Hall of Georgia shared the glimpses of the National Scientific Conference on its official Facebook page on July 31, 2025, Thursday. The City Hall also shared the information related to the event along with its photographs.
According to the information shared by the Mtskheta Municipality City Hall, it should be noted that the conference presented the latest scientific evidence on the unique properties of Georgian wheat, which are of the most importance in the context of biodiversity conservation, sustainability of the agricultural sector, public health, nutrition, and food supply.
The main aim of the conference was to raise awareness about the need to protect and promote indigenous wheat varieties that have been cultivated in Georgia for centuries.
Alexander Zagashvili addressed the participants of the meeting. The State Commissioner talked about the importance of the conference theme and thanked the initiators, organizers, and all parties involved.
During the conference, the results of the study, which covers 5 endemic species of Georgian wheat and 7 local varieties of nutrient content, were made public. These studies, whose initiative belongs to Ekaterina Khvedelidze and Bidzina Ivanishvili, were conducted in Austria’s leading laboratory of modern scientific standards; financial support was provided by the International Charity Foundation “Kartu”.
Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Head of Coordination Service of Regional Projects of Southern Administration – Teimuraz Bekauri, Georgian Legislative Authority, Patriarchate, Scientific, Educational, Academic circles, International Organizations, Food Representatives of SA and Health Care, Wheat, Bread Producers and Farmers Association.
