"We can confidently say that the olive industry has established its place both here and in the world," stated Giorgi Svanidze, President of the International Olive Council.
"First we brought in the saplings, we created the plantations; then, once we received the harvest, we built the processing plant; and now we have established the nursery.
In parallel, we obtained the international global certificate, with which Georgian olives can today knock on the door of any country and go to export at quite a high price. Once this cycle was created, it became fully operational, and we can confidently say that the olive industry has established its place both here and in the world. Imagine — those countries that don't produce olives and are importers (out of 300 countries, only 47 produce them) — when Georgian olives are mentioned, everyone pricks up their ears and asks: is this that remarkable olive? It's excellent quality," stated Giorgi Svanidze.
