Published 07 Dec,2020 via Hürriyet Daily News - 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.
As part of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Rural Development (IPARD) Program, 14,476 agricultural projects have been supported since 2012, Pakdemirli said.
“With 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,” the minister said.
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