The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, David Songulashvili, joined President Mikheil Kavelashvili and First Lady Tamar Bagrationi in the olive harvest at Svanidze Olive’s orchards in the Taribana Valley, Kakheti region.

The 2026 harvest is projected to yield approximately 500-700 tonnes of olives from fruit-bearing orchards. In addition to processing olives grown in its own orchards, the company also purchases olives from local growers for processing at its facility. The facility can process up to 80 tonnes of olives per day.

“Olive cultivation has significant development potential in Georgia. As the area under cultivation expands, opportunities to increase yields and develop domestic production also grow, creating additional opportunities for farmers to market their harvests”, - said David Songulashvili.

During the harvest season, Svanidze Olive’s orchards and processing facility employ 100–120 people, approximately 95% of whom are residents.

Over the years, the enterprise has benefited from several state support programs of the Rural Development Agency, including the “Preferential Agrocredit” Programme, the “Plant the Future” programme, the “Technical Assistance” Programme, and the “Co-financing Programme for Agricultural Machinery”.

Through these programmes, funding was provided for the establishment of olive orchards and the purchase of soil cultivation and harvesting machinery and equipment.

In addition, with co-financing from the Rural Development Agency under the Technical Assistance Programme, the enterprise is currently undergoing the certification process to demonstrate compliance with the ISO 22000 food safety management standard.

Under the Rural Development Agency’s “Plant the Future” programme, the establishment of olive plantations across Georgia has received co-financing of GEL 25.7 million, covering 3,720 hectares. In the Kakheti region alone, co-financing has amounted to GEL 20 million, supporting olive cultivation across more than 3,000 hectares.