Association “Forest Product” elaborates different activities such as:
- Creating a support organization tailored to the interests of business organizations and local people in the field of forest products production.
- Establishing a regulated and sustainable business environment.
- Actively promoting the sale of forest products in export and local markets.
- Raising the awareness of main actors involved in the forest products sector.
- Encouraging the production of value-added products.
- Obtaining, processing and sharing relevant information about world-proven manufacturing and marketing practices with association members.
- Assisting its members in the introduction of modern production standards and technologies.
- Introducing and popularizing the practice of cultivating commercially profitable, wild-growing forest products.
- Connecting raw material suppliers, processing and distribution companies and fostering their future relationships.
- Actively promoting PPP (Public-Private Partnership) and PPCP (Public-Private-Community Partnership).
- Increasing access to information and education about sustainable management of forest resources
- Developing and introducing exclusive educational modules and closely collaborating with responsible agencies to expand existing education programs and information materials (extension centers, professional development programs, training courses).
- Creating a quality mark.
- Collaborating with certification bodies to create international brand (s) with social and environmental priorities.
- Supporting state organizations to fulfill international agreements, the Sustainable Development Agenda and other international commitments, increasing the effectiveness of existing environmental and socio-economic programs.
- Collaborating with the LEPL National Food Agency to promote laboratory research and practical application of food safety standards.
- Communicating with forest management bodies (National Forest Agency, Agency of Protected Areas, Adjara Forest Agency, local self-governments) for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation with the business sector – for the conservation and realization of high economic and environmental values of Georgia.
- Communicating with Development Agencies (Rural Development Agency, Run in Georgia, Start-up Georgia, Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency), support for new and potentially interesting areas of green business and diversification of rural economy plans and priorities reflected in Georgia’s 2021-2027 rural development strategy. In terms of.
- Supporting the local population to create additional sources of income for households and increase legal employment opportunities.
- Collaborating with the youth to promote green entrepreneurship and responsible business in the next generation.
- Collaborating with vulnerable groups.
- Finding and promoting small entrepreneurs.
- Finding and sharing industry-relevant, industry-relevant grant projects with member companies.