Complex measures against the soil erosion introduced to residents of Zemleti community

Innovations in agriculture, development of traditional species and exploration of new methods for introduction of new agricultural species were the main subjects of meeting with farmers in Zemleti community. The residents showed special interest toward the recommendations of specialists which implies replacement of corn and haricot bean crops with perennial species (nut and bilberry trees) on slopes in order to protect the soil from erosion.

Above mentioned farmers made an initiative to restore the tobacco farming. Despite the fact that tobacco farming is approved in the region, Agro Service Center specialists consider that lands for tobacco cultivation should be selected properly in order to avoid the damage tobacco farming made for soil erosion in the past when they were planted on slopes.