Violations Identified on 4,390 Hectares Following Monitoring of Leased Pastures
Within the framework of the State Program for Access to State-Owned Pastures, the National Agency for Sustainable Land Management and Land Use Monitoring conducted monitoring of lessees’ compliance with their contractual obligations.
According to data from the first quarter of the current year, 58 pastures with a total area of 6,902.81 hectares were inspected in the municipalities of Dedoplistskaro, Sagarejo, Signagi, Tskaltubo, and Khobi. As a result of the monitoring, various types of violations were identified on 22 plots (4,390 hectares).
Pastures were found to contain livestock that were not registered in the program (3,258 head), not recorded in the program (814 head), or registered to other individuals (2,756 head). In addition, the principle of rotational grazing had been violated. Exceeding the permissible grazing load on leased pastures leads to overgrazing and soil degradation, which in the long term reduces pasture productivity and negatively affects agriculture.
Information on violations of lease agreement obligations has been forwarded to the National Agency of State Property for follow-up action.
In parallel with monitoring leased pastures, the Agency also assessed pastures included in the state program that did not attract interest from applicants. Their total number is 129, of which 28 pastures, with a total area of 1,425.38 hectares, were inspected. Field observations showed that such pastures are characterized by low economic value, as they are difficult to access, stony, or overgrown with vegetation.
Land resource monitoring is an important mechanism of state control, contributing to the sustainable management of land resources and the protection of soil from degradation.
