ARDSI, an affiliated body of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, paid 170,3 million liras grant to the projects of applicant entrepreneurs in March 2024.
In the second period of the IPARD Programme, which has been developed by EU as an instrument to support its candidate states and potential candidates financially in the field of rural development and implemented by ARDSI in Türkiye, the grants paid to 64 projects are presented below:
"Livestock: 45,3 million TL
Processing and Marketing: 71,4 million TL
Local Development Strategies: 1,2 million TL
Farm Diversification and Business Development: 51,9 million TL
Technical Assistance: 360 thousand TL"
It is aimed with the IPARD Programme to diversify economic activities and improve the living standards of the rural population by way of the investments realized at EU standards.