Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı issued a statement on his NSosyal account regarding the application results of the 2026 Rural Development Investment Program.
Yumaklı said TRY 11.3 billion in grant support would be provided to 3,180 projects under the program. He said the support was expected to enable TRY 19.5 billion in investment in rural areas.

Priority for family businesses
The largest share of the program was allocated to family businesses, with 2,164 projects. Of these projects, 1,751 belong to women and young entrepreneurs, meaning that 77% of the program budget was allocated to family businesses.
Agricultural irrigation projects
Under the Applications for Efficient Agricultural Irrigation Systems, TRY 1.2 billion in grant support will also be provided to 2,047 projects. The support aims to improve efficiency in agricultural water use.