Georgia
How the tragedy of the mandarin mirrors Georgia’s democratic demise
Unlike the celebrated wine industry, the mandarin is not an ancient Georgian tradition but rather a manufactured Soviet tool hanging by a thread.
Agriculture
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Armenia–Russia Relations
Russia claims Armenia will make preferential purchases of Ukrainian wheat
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called the claims ‘nonsense’.
Chechnya
Kadyrov awarded medal for contributing to the development of the Russian farming movement
Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the highest honour of the Russian Association of Peasant (Farming) Enterprises.
Reviews
Review | Blueberry Dreams — A contemplative look at the dreams and struggles of a Georgian family
Elene Mikaberidze’s first full-length documentary is a warm, funny, yet bittersweet slice of life.
Agriculture
Georgia’s women farmers battle a changing climate
In Georgia’s patriarchal countryside, women are starting to take more leading roles in agriculture — but climate change threatens even the modest gains that women have made so far. Lali Sukhitashvili inherited a number of beehives from her mother-in-law, one of the first beekeepers in the village, 14 years ago. She has worked as a beekeeper ever since. ‘My profession was maths, and bees are mathematicians too. I’m fascinated by their biology. When a lot of bees died in my first year [as a
Agriculture
Farmers in Georgia’s Marneuli protest inability to sell crops
Dozens of farmers have protested against Georgia’s lockdown measures in the town of Marneuli, in southern Georgia, claiming they have been unable to sell their agricultural products. Farmers from several neighbouring villages in the area gathered on Wednesday in Marneuli, blocking roads and preventing lorries from passing. Protesters said that more lorries were needed to take all of their crops to market. Some dumped crops in the street as a sign of protest. Marneuli Municipality has been q
Agriculture
Voice | ‘I have a child, a house, and a business, why on earth would I wash your socks?’
‘I was 29 when I had to emigrate and returned 14 years later. My sister was very young when she was diagnosed with an aneurysm. The doctors told her her chances of survival were only 2%, but I really wanted even this tiny chance.’ Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and achievements can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own
