Title: chairman

Association/Company: GEORGIAN FISH FARMER’S ASSOCIATION

Biography:
Nino Chobaniani, chairman of the Georgian Fish Breeders’ Association. 200 farmers are members of the Association. The association is an intermediary link between farmers and government agencies. We conduct different training for farmers. e.g. Awareness raising, fish diseases, food safety and others.
In 2020-2022, the project “Fresh water Aquaculture value chain Analysis in Georgia” was implemented with EU funding, in which I participated as a national expert. Later it was Publication in ORCID. From 2022 to the present, I am providing the project “Support to Environmental Protection and Fight against Climate Change in Georgia”.  The European Union funds the project and in   Georgia, it executes Policy and Management Consulting Group –PMCG. I am a national expert on the aquaculture component of the project. Within the framework of the project, I was actively involved with international experts and was allocated zones for aquaculture (AZA) in the Black Sea.  Within the framework of the same project, in which   I was involved, the aquaculture management area (AMA) is being designed for trout farms in the Shida Kartli region.  
Now I am working on the National Concept of Sustanable Fisheries.
I have Academic degree in the field of fisheries_ Technical University of the fisheries industry and facilities in Astrakhan, Russia

Speech session
The value chain of farmed rainbow trout – opportunities and challenges (FAO – SVC4MED Project)

Speech
Value Chain Analysis for trout in Georgia

Abstract
“Freshwater Aquaculture Value Chain Analysis in Georgia”. The European Commission (EC) funded the project.
The study was conducted in 2020-2022.  As a part of the project, two missions were implemented throughout Georgia
VCA4D study consists of four analyses:
1. Functional
2. Economic
3. Social and
4. Environmental
VCA4D CTR /392-4162017