Rural Development Receives 12.5 Billion Lira Grant Support
· Dünya Gazetesi
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry aims to mobilize 19.5 billion lira in rural investments through a 12.5 billion lira grant under the Rural Development Investment Program.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced the application results for the 2026 Rural Development Investment Program (KKYP). According to the Ministry's statement, within the scope of the program, a total of 11.3 billion lira in grants will be provided to 3,180 projects, with the aim of creating an investment volume of 19.5 billion lira in rural areas. While family businesses received the largest share of the support budget, 1,751 out of 2,164 supported family business projects were established by women and young entrepreneurs, and 77% of the budget was allocated to this group.
Under the Economical Agricultural Irrigation Systems category within the program, a grant support of 1.2 billion lira was provided to 2,047 projects. With the two main items announced, the total grant amount transferred to rural development investments reached 12.5 billion lira.