The Agricultural Development Index by Galt & Taggart provides a systematic assessment of the sector’s condition, key trends, and growth potential. It combines 3 sub-indices of productivity, food prices, and investment. The Agricultural Development Index showed an overall positive trajectory in 2017-24, pointing to gradual development of the sector.
Georgia’s food market is growing rapidly. In 2025, domestic food consumption reached GEL 21.5bn, with 27% of demand met by imports and the rest by local production. The main driver of growth was higher consumption of processed food products. At the same time, food and beverage exports stood at GEL 4.5bn. If these trends continue, the market is expected to approach GEL 30bn by 2030.
Combined consumption of key agricultural products – meat, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruit, and alcoholic beverages – stood at GEL 6.4bn in 2025, while exports reached GEL 3.0bn and imports GEL 2.8bn. Georgia remains import-dependent in meat, dairy, grains, and vegetables, while fruit, nuts, and grape-based alcoholic beverages are the country’s main export products.
Demand patterns are gradually shifting. As the economy grows, demand is increasing for higher-value products, including meat, dairy, and processed food. However, local production is not fully keeping pace with rising demand, leading to greater import dependence. In the coming years, cheese, poultry, pork, and fish are expected to see particularly strong growth in consumption. We estimate that by 2030, these product categories will form a market of around GEL 3bn, creating potential for up to GEL 1bn in additional local production.
One of the sector’s key challenges remains low productivity, caused by low level of technology adoption, lack of know-how, land fragmentation and low corporatization. At the same time, exports remain concentrated in only a few key products and markets, underlining the need for greater export diversification.
Georgia’s agricultural sector still has strong growth potential and clear opportunities to increase local production. To unlock this potential, the sector will need higher productivity, a stronger role for business, land consolidation, better post-harvest infrastructure, and wider adoption of modern technologies. State support will also remain important, particularly through investment and agro-credit programs. Overall, the sector continues to develop in a positive direction, but its full potential will depend on stronger productivity growth, technological progress, and more diversified exports.
