PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY AND THE NEEDS OF AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA

MIRZA SUKNISHVILI

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, PhD student in Business Administration

Georgia, Batumi

E-mail: Mirzasuknishvili@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0365- 2226

Abstract

The issue of food security and providing it to the population in accordance with the norms of the world medical organizations is not only a socio-political issue, but also of strategic importance for any country. Judging by the official data, judging by the annual volume of production of basic foodstuffs, even half of them do not meet the requirements set by the norms. There is an even greater disproportion in terms of grain production. This is when the country can cover 70% of its annual needs through domestic production in accordance with proper agrarian development. The same is true of the production of vegetables, horticultural, some single and perennial crops (except grapes, wine and wine materials) and livestock products.

The study found that farmers, entrepreneurs and agricultural workers in the agricultural sector are still similar to smallholder farms, have less contribution to total production, very little cash income and hence the opportunity to expand their activities