Agricultural Cooperative Gile

Initiator/Founder/Owner:

Izoldi Kitesashvili

Contact person:

Izoldi Kitesashvili, Director

Funding: 

The Cooperative has received funding from the state, non-governmental organization and invested private funds.

Background:

Agricultural Cooperative Gile was founded in April, 2014. It is the union of 11 farmers, who have 35 years of experience in fruit production. Cooperative owns fruit orchards of peaches, plums, berries, etc. Gile was one of the pioneers, which started commercial production of berries in Georgia and supplied the market with thornless blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. They started production of berry saplings, for which they yearly expand their nursery gardens and sapling assortment.

Registration Address:

#4 Shalva Nucubidze str, Tbilisi, Georgia

Short presentation of the center/object:

The cooperative currently operates only in Georgia, but they have exported to Russia and have enough resources to export to other countries. They usually take raw material from farmers, who are members of the cooperative. Whenever needed, Gile takes up to 30% supplement from other local, non-cooperative member farmers. The cooperative is mainly wholesale trader and sells to intermediary retailers. Usual customers are traders, but they are open for individual sales as well. Located near the central road in Gurjaani, the facilities are easily accessible by public transport, private car or by foot. Parking is available at the premises of the cooperative.

Services provided by the center: The cooperative is mostly involved in wholesale, but a small quantity of the produce is available for retail sales as well. Gile has fruit storing refrigerators, where they can store the products of other, non-cooperative farmers.

Periodicity:

Open during the production period (spring and autumn), but they can take orders throughout the year.

Working time: Every day during production period, between 10:00-18:00

The production offered by the center:

●      Fresh fruits;

●      Dried fruits (persimmon, plum, fig);

●      Blackberry sapling (propagation material).

Terms of access:

To sell:

●      The company takes raw materials from members of the cooperative and in case of lack of it, the cooperative makes up to 30% supplement from other local, non-cooperative member farmers. There are no special requirements or fees for purchasing the products.

To buy:

●      The company sells its products to wholesale traders, individual customers, retailers.