Turkish farmers have been paid a total of 1.25 billion euros ($1.5) billion in assistance over the last eight years as part of a project in cooperation with the European Union, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Rural Development (IPARD) Program, 14,476 agricultural projects have been supported since 2012, Pakdemirli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the contributions of Turkey and the European Union, 10,653 projects were given a total of 1.05 billion euros $1.27 billion under the IPARD I program implemented between 2012 and 2016, and as part of the IPARD II program, 3,823 projects have received 206 million euros [$250 million] grant support so far,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakdemirli noted that the National Rural Network (UKA), founded in 2017 as part of the IPARD program, has been helping to implement rural development programs more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister is expected to make the opening speech of the UKA congress today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakc\u0131 and Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, who is the head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, will also attend the two-day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list of UKA congress speakers includes municipality officials, academics, nongovernmental organization executives and representatives of cooperatives and local associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 40 rural development investment projects will be promoted at the congress, according to a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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