post-harvest market measures, rules, and standards for
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Post-harvest market measures, rules,
and standards for safe and quality fish
and fish products
COUNTRY PRESENTATION: GEORGIA
COMMERCIAL MARINE FISH CATCHING
5.0 5.2 8.413.1
138.0
110.0
149.0
165.0
154.0
172.0
97.8
203.0
148.0
104.0
8.10.9 1.5 2.2
7.5 8.8 6.112.2
17.526.0
31.740.0
26.0
11.5
57.5
76.671.8
65.0
56.0
84.9
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50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
AQUACULTURE
FISH PROCESSING
457 259943 1,002
2,1351,373 1,064
1,705 1,857 1,909 2,322
2,1082,759
1,555
811
11,140
13,539 12,910
3,092
15,165
457 259
3,051
3,761 3,690
2,184
12,204
15,24314,768
5,001
17,488
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Raw fish domestic market volume
and share of local production
29.7 28.7
37.5 36.6
29.1
76.8
91.6
78.5
74.8 74.4
88%
110%107%
71%
40%
75%
84% 91%
87%
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100%
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Domestic market volume of fish
canning and share of local production
1.8
2.3
1.9
2.8
2.1 2.12.1
2.2
1.6
2.1
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
FISH MARKETING
Fresh or chilled fish export - import value Frozen fish exports-import values
Dried, salted or smoked fish export-import values Fish Fillet Export - Import Values
FISH MARKETING
Total Export - Import Value
Ready or canned fish export-import values
FISH CONSUMPTION
7.3
8.0
6.6
2.8
1.4
0.40.6
1.3 1.4
1.8
1.3 1.2
2.1
3.83.9 3.8
3.53.6
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4.2
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EU Agreement on Deep and Comprehensive
Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and Georgia
• In order to be granted EU market entry, Georgian agricultural
products will need to fulfil food safety requirements. Processed and
high-risk food export requires three primary requirements to be
fulfilled by Georgia:
✓ Product ingredients need to be in line with European Union
requirements;
✓ The exporter will need to have information on both the full chain of
production, as well as on all relevant laboratory tests needed to
establish safety of their products.
✓ A system similar to the existing control mechanisms in the EU
(inspection, supervision, monitoring etc.) will need to be
implemented in Georgia.
EU Agreement on Deep and Comprehensive
Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and Georgia
• To meet these requirements, the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of
Georgia within the framework of the DCFTA carries out legislative and
institutional rapprochement with the European Union.
• Strengthening a national food agency to meet international market
requirements for fish and fishery products
✓ On 2015 – FAO TCP/GEO/3402 Building the fish and fishery control
capabilities of Georgia in order to access the EU market
• On June 20, 2017, Georgia officially entered the list of third countries from
which the Georgian Black Sea fish will enter to the EU market.
• In 2019, with the support of the FAO, a draft Law on Aquaculture was
prepared. Work continues on the necessary by-laws.
SWOT-analysis
FISH PROCESSINGStrengths Weaknesses
1.Competitive cost of labor inputs
2.Strong interest in developing processing
capacity.
3.Strong interest in HACCP procedures.
4.Short distribution chain.
5.Close proximity of major domestic markets
6.Close proximity to European markets for high
quality fish products
7.Strong tourist demand for seafood.
8.Growing domestic demand for competitively
priced fish products.
1.Small national population with low per capita
consumption of fish and fish products.
2.Low and discontinuous supply from domestic
landings.
3.High first hand sales price.
4.Limited investment in value added production.
5.Competition from established competitors in
other countries of region.
6.Problems in smaller processing operations to
meet EU quality standards.
7.Poor infrastructure for post harvest handling
8.Limited promotion of fish products.
9.Lack of finance to fund investments.
Opportunities Threats
1.Increased national manufacture of added value
fish products based on diversification raw
material.
2. Processing capacity for increased national
landings of small pelagic species.
4.With lower first hand sales price, added value
production of fish and other products from
aquaculture
5.Further development of the cold and chill chain
1.Competition from imported products.
2.Dependence on the supply of imported raw
materials.
3.More strict conditions to export to the EU