Georgia
GMO-free news from Georgia
This links to a page with GENET-news from Georgia that are relevant for the development of GMO-free zones.
Updates + Overviews
Currently there are no GMO-free regions in Georgia
Georgia is currently elaborating a National Biosafety Legislation. At the moment, the introduction and distribution of GMOs is not regulated at all.
In this context, the Greens Movement of Georgia (Friends of the Earth Georgia) initiated discussions and a coalition of interested NGOs, organic agricultural associations and organic farmers. This coalition is trying to lead the process of law-drafting towards declaring Georgia GMO-Free.
Organisations and institutions active on GMO
The Greens Movement of Georgia / Friends of the Earth - Georgia ELKANA, Biological Farming Association:
Tel + 995 32 536486; Fax: +995 32 536487,
e-mail: 
biofarm@elkana.org.ge; pr@elkana.org.ge ATA, Agro-technology Association GMO-free-Caucasus:
In December 2004 participants to the first Caucasian Regional Biosafety Conference organized by the Greens Movement of Georgia, decided to create GM-Free Caucasus Network. Later, after the similar meeting in Central Asia, the network was enlarged and in collaboration with CIS Alliance on Biosafety covers the whole former Soviet Union space. The network consists of NGOs from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Main demand of the network from the Governments of mentioned countries is to introduce 5-year moratorium on import and cultivation of GMOs and to create necessary legislative basis for declaring the regions of these countries and/or whole countries GM-Free.
Petitions
GMO-free Regions and areas: Petition to the European Commission. Download in 
pdf-format 
doc-format
Petition "Save our Seeds" to the European Commission. Download the petition here
Other background information
Issues of Biosafety and Agriculture Diversity in Georgia – Present Situation and Future Perspectives, workshop conducted by Elkana on June 8-9, 2006.
GE Situation in Georgia A Short Overview, by Mariam Jorjadze Biological Farming Association “ELKANA”
