Sustainable Management of Agricultural Biodiversity in Vulnerable Ecosystems and Rural Communities of Samtskhe-Javakheti Region in Georgia To mainstream agro-biodiversity conservation into the agriculture sector of the Samtskhe-Javakheti Region of Georgia Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. Economics    · The Project will deliver social, economic and environmental benefits as a result of the envisioned technical assistance activities and the demonstration pilots.     · There is not any feasibility study that demonstrates the long-term economic benefits of sustainable agrobiodiversity management with the focus on local vine and wheat varieties (landraces and CWRs). There is a lack of good practices and demonstrations of agrobiodiversity management on a whole. In order to adopt sustainable agrobiodiversity management and practices, evidence from demonstrations will be needed.    · Moreover, a robust methodology for quantification of indicated socio-economic benefits in Georgia is currently not in place; aspects such as impact on public health and business and employment will expectedly be assessed as inputs for the economic and technical studies (Study on opportunities for adding value and creation of new products of wild edible plants -vine and wheat varieties - Activity 1 [2.2.1.1]; Market Appraisal /RMA/ for vine and wheat biodiversity friendly products Activity 1 [2.2.2.1]; Model business plans /bankable projects/ on production, processing and marketing of agrobiodiversity friendly products and agro-tourism Activity 2 [2.2.3.2] and study to collect social, economic and gender-related data to assess role of agrobiodiversity and agrotourism in wellbeing and environment sustainability in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region Activity 1 [3.1.3.1]) that are envisaged to be elaborated under the outputs 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 3.1.3 of this project.     Supporting the achievement of global environment benefits (GEF Trust Fund)    · Area of landscapes under sustainable management in production systems to benefit biodiversity will be increased in total up to 20,000 ha of lands (excluding protected areas) that will be comprised both: non-agricultural (forest) lands and natural pasturelands for in-situ (CWRs) and agricultural lands for on-farm (landraces) conservation and utilization, of which 6 demonstration pilot sites for on-farm (landraces) conservation of vine and wheat local varieties will cover in total at least 500 ha of agricultural lands.    · Implementation of the Project will contribute to estimated 613,041 metric tons CO2 eq. mitigation over lifetime of investment (4 years implementation and 16 years capitalization period).    · The project will ensure the sustainability and replicability of global environmental benefits, 5,000 civilians, of which 2,600 (52%) women and 2,400 men (48%) will directly benefit from the GEF investment.     Social benefits and Gender     · To meet the requirements of the GEF Policy on Gender Equality (2017), the Project Gender Action Plan (GAP) will be implemented in accordance with the GEF Policy. The Project will ensure equal opportunities for women and men of Kutaisi municipality to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from the Project. Project activities will be designed and implemented in an inclusive manner. Women's organizations based in target municipalities will be invited to the consultation meetings.