West Best Blueberry Plant Planted Blueberries in Samegrelo

The company "West Best Blueberry Plant" has planted a blueberry garden in the village of Chkhoria, Zugdidi Municipality, with the financial support of the state, and has set up a 35-ton refrigeration plant equipped with modern standards. The company benefits from the Rural Development Agency.

The company has invested a total of more than GEL 1.7 million in the cultivation of blueberries and the arrangement of refrigeration facilities, including the amount of preferential agro-credit exceeding GEL 500,000.

West Best Blueberry Plant received more than GEL 115,000 in co-financing for the cultivation of an 8-hectare blueberry orchard under the Implement the Future program. Blueberries are grown on 750 sq. m.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, "West Best Blueberry Plant" has purchased more than 23,000 GEL worth of mulch and herbicide equipment under the Agricultural Mechanization Program, of which more than GEL 8,000 is a grant from the Rural Development Agency.

The Minister of Agriculture Otar Shamugia visited the Blueberry Garden today.