IFAD in Turkey

Since 1982 IFAD has financed seven programmes and projects in Turkey with loans totalling US$123.5 million. In 2000 the emphasis of IFAD operations shifted from area-based rural development projects focusing on infrastructure and support for farmers through extension and credit, to projects supporting participation and income diversification. The shift was included in the Ordu-Giresun Rural Development Project and the Sivas-Erzincan Development Project, both of which feature village-based planning activities as a prelude to investments. Village development associations will also have a key role in establishing priorities and implementing activities in the Diyarbakir, Batman and Siirt Development Project, expected to become effective in mid-2007.

 

IFAD’s strategy

 

IFAD’s country strategy approved in 2006 aims to ensure that people who are able and interested can engage in economic activities that generate income. In line with Turkey’s Agriculture Strategy, IFAD’s operations in the country emphasize:

• profitability and marketability of activities 
• site-specific opportunities provided by natural resources, market linkages and involvement of the private sector
• support of small and medium-sized enterprises to foster market linkages, increase self-employment and create job opportunities

 

The objective is to enable people in remote areas to improve their incomes and living standards.

IFAD works closely with UNDP to respond to the challenges of regional development in the context of Turkey’s accession to the European Union.

Source: IFAD

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Ongoing IFAD operations Diyarbakir, Batman and Siirt Development Project Sivas-Erzincan Development Project View closed operations map Statistics Projects:7 Total cost: US$562.3 million Total loan amount: US$123.5 million Directly benefiting: 1,350,200 households Contact information Mr Henning Pedersen Country programme manager IFAD Via Paolo Di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 0654592635 Fax: +39 0654593635 h.pedersen@ifad.org