▁is ▁mainly ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁and ▁food ▁indust ries , ▁which ▁process ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁These ▁areas ▁produces ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁region . ▁The ▁food ▁industry ▁is ▁mainly ▁developed ▁on ▁h ort icult ure , ▁to b acco ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁products ▁processing . ▁Sh aki ▁food ▁factory ▁and ▁wine ▁fact ories , ▁Gab ala , ▁G akh , ▁Bal aken , ▁N ij ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget able ▁can ning ▁plants , ▁Zag atal a ▁ha z eln ut ▁and ▁rose ▁oil ▁plants , ▁tea ▁factory , ▁Sh aki ▁meat ▁factory ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁enter pr ises ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁industry . ▁In ▁addition , ▁small ▁business es ▁that ▁produce ▁domestic ▁b ak ery , ▁eastern ▁swe ets ▁and ▁non - al co hol ic ▁be ver ages ▁are ▁also ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁region . ▁The ▁light ▁industry ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ser icult ure . ▁There ▁are ▁various ▁se wing ▁industry ▁enter pr ises ▁in ▁all ▁ray on ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Tob acco ▁fer ment ation ▁plants ▁are ▁operating ▁in ▁She ki , ▁Gab ala , ▁Bal aken ▁and ▁Zag atal a . ▁Other ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁industry ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁include ▁the ▁Zag atal a ▁furn iture ▁factory , ▁the ▁brick ▁plant , ▁the ▁Bal ak an ▁field ▁enter prise , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁beautiful ▁nature ▁allows ▁the ▁region ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁recre ation ▁and ▁tour ism ▁regions