KHG Signs Contract with RECC

On January 16th, 2023a contract was signed between Know-How group (KHG) and The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (RECC) for preparation of detailed project design and tender documentation for the arrangement of livestock watering system and agroforestry measures on the selected pilot pastures of Naniani village in Gurjaani Municipality within the planned Grant Project “Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality Targets of Georgia through Restoration and Sustainable Management of Degraded Pasturelands” funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Global Environmental Facility (GEF).

Under the Project and within the context of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), Georgia aims to maintain and increase the amount of healthy and productive land resources in line with the national sustainable development goals.

According to land type (and tenure) demonstration of sustainable pastureland management practices and scaling up successful approaches are planned and involve a variety of appropriate approaches to avoid, reduce, and reserve land degradation.

The main purpose of signing the contract between KHG and RECC is to ensure adequate water supply for livestock, as well as to identify the necessary agroforestry measures for creating shade and improving pasture conditions, and preparing relevant detailed design and tender documentation.