Under the World Bank “Georgia Resilient Agriculture, Irrigation and Land (GRAIL) project”, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, signed two international agreements with the South Korean company “Yoshin Engineering Corporation” in designing irrigation systems. Tengiz Nasaridze, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and Jeong Hwan Kim, Vice President of the company “Yoshin Engineering Corporation” signed the agreements.

“About 27 000 hectares of agricultural land will be supplied with water, drainage infrastructure will be updated, as part of the project. I believe that the irrigation system will advance to a qualitatively different level in about 5/6 years. We will have climate-smart, water-efficient, climate-smart systems that will be useful for our farmers. This will be a significant catalyst for even greater agricultural productivity and successful farming practices”, - said Tengiz Nasaridze.

The agreements include the preparation of the detailed engineering project/design and the technical supervision of the rehabilitation works of Tashiskari, Tirifoni Upper Canal, Zemo Alazani Irrigation Systems, Shavghele Massif Drainage System, and Narekavi Reservoir. The total value of the two contracts is USD 11,936,845.

According to Jeong Hwan Kim, their company has extensive experience designing irrigation systems, noting that they wish to implement another successful project in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

‘’Yooshin Engineering Corporation’’ is one of the largest consulting companies worldwide. The company has been working on large-scale infrastructure projects in many countries worldwide since 1966 and has great experience designing water reservoirs and irrigation systems.