It is truly rare to witness people in Georgia not accusing the government of their misfortune, and we did not expect to encounter self-criticism in Kakheti. The two processes underway in the region indeed cause a surprise.
Locals in Tsnori have sold hectares of soil to migrants of Indian citizenship, while those in Gurjaani, Telavi and Kvareli often used the financial assistance received as compensation for the natural disaster in the region for purchasing vehicles and setting up household conditions, instead of developing their farms.
The locals in Kiziki - who have already sold around four thousand hectares - have negative views on their new neighbors from India, stating they do not like the closed-in behavior of the latter, while views also surfaced on the newcomers’ alleged stinginess and reluctance to pay debts.
Tsnori locals find it difficult to judge what will the process of selling their agricultural soil lead to, although they are confident that locals in Gurjaani, Telavi and Kvareli have not been wishing to use finances for agricultural work. What was the compensation money used for? The question brought us to the Kvareli Municipality town of Gavazi, where one of the first locals we encountered told us the money was “not wasted.”
Economy experts have definite answers to what can be called “purposeful usage”, but we could use a version by another Gavazi local, irritated by the behavior of his co-residents.
It is probably difficult to judge who will have a better harvest in the coming Fall – the Tsnori Indians or the Gurjaani Kakhetians, but we can change direction and forecast an influx of new taxi drivers from Kakheti in Tbilisi, which is already packed with transportation.

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