Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that a total of 315.7 million lira in grant payments were made to rural producers in June under the IPARD-III Program.
According to the information provided by Minister Yumaklı, 176 million 55 thousand lira of the payments were allocated to investments in physical assets of agricultural enterprises, 102 million 603 thousand lira to diversification of farm activities and business development, 21 million 693 thousand lira to processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products, and 15 million 363 thousand lira to the implementation of the LEADER approach and local development strategies.
Yumaklı stated, "We are investing in rural areas and providing full support to production. We made these payments to empower our entrepreneurs and accelerate local development. We always stand by all our producers who protect their land, produce, and add value to our country."