[1] Since the early 2000s, Sikh farmers from Punjab, India have been moving to Georgia due to the availability of fertile farmland and its affordability.

[2] [3] Additionally, the Government of Georgia had made it easier for immigration from those with a farming background as the country had not utilised its agricultural resources.

[4] Many Punjabi farmers believed that Georgia would soon be a part of European Union therefore making it easier for them to migrate to Canada and the US.

However since backlash from locals, immigration rules have become stricter with permanent residency and visitation.

[7] Some of the Sikh farmers have learnt the Kartuli dialect of the Georgian language, which is known to be extremely hard to master.