Law of Georgia on Agricultural Cooperatives (No. 816-RS of 2013) Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 2013 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source 240070000.05.001.017022 Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Farming Financial agricultural measures Subsidy/incentive Smallholders/peasants Poverty Rural employment Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract The Law governs the legal relations for operating agricultural cooperatives and promoting them by the government, monitoring their activities, as well as for obtaining and terminating the status of an agricultural cooperative. The objectives of the Law include developing family households, organising them into cooperatives, and strengthening their viability; promoting the revival of rural areas and agriculture; ensuring the social and economic development of rural areas; eliminating rural poverty; stopping migration from rural areas; increasing agricultural productivity, improving competitiveness and raising profitability, as well as developing the national economy; and promoting the development of biological farming. Full text English/Georgian Website www.matsne.gov.ge References - Legislation Implemented by Order No 2-16 of 2016 of Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on Maintaining Registry of Members of Agricultural Cooperatives Legislation | Georgia | 2016 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Registration, Financial agricultural measures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resolution No 254 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Rules for Granting and Revoking the Status of an Agricultural Cooperative Legislation | Georgia | 2013 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Registration, Financial agricultural measures, Governance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 2-206 of 2013 of Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on Creation of Agricultural Cooperatives Development Agency and Charter Thereof Legislation | Georgia | 2013 (2018) Keyword: Institution, Cooperative/producer organization, Agricultural development, Rural employment, Social protection, International relations/cooperation, Fiscal and market measures, Financial agricultural measures, Monitoring, Governance, Registration, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX