The capacity of rural territories in Georgia

Abstract

Abstract In the presented work, the authors on the example of developed European countries ground the demographic parameters about the capacity of Georgian village, which in their opinion, fluctuate from 2.3 million to 4.5 million people. Besides, it is determined the optimal number of labor resources required for the agricultural sector, which the authors point of view is within the 300–330 thousand. Of course, reliability of these data considerably depends on the economic (including agrarian and agricultural development) policies adopted in the country, land consolidation, stimulation of cooperative system of farming, development of industrial and social infrastructure in rural area and implementation of other projects. This objective itself won't be attained, of course. The main goal and objectives of Georgia in agricultural sector, which, in our opinion, may be oriented at two lines: the first one, the maintenance and development of village as administrative-territorial unit (this objective also includes protection of cultural and wild landscapes), and the second one, formation of agricultural structure capable of providing food security. A principally new agricultural policy and purposeful strategy for agro-food sector development (which includes a system, vision, structure, strategies, tactics, personnel's will, human resource personnel training), which will be addressed to all those problems, which ultimately are associated with improvement of social and economic conditions in rural area and enhancement of agrarian labor stimulation. And finally, we would keep in mind that: the village, first of all, is a space for habitation, but not for economic activities. The main goal of agricultural development is to approach the habitation status (social and cultural) of rural population to the status of the urbanized area that is of crucial importance for the maintenance and development of human resources in rural area, and therefore, for the extended reproduction of agricultural sector and agro-food production.