Standard Summary Project Fiche

Best practices will be extended/spread in agriculture by means of
training farmers, extension staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs and other relevant institutions.
• The Local Development Initiatives Grant Scheme will promote measures
regarding collective benefits, stimulate locally driven responses for development,
especially rural development and contribute to the diversification of income
generating activities in the regions concerned. Capacity building for local
stakeholders will be realized by supporting small scale soft measures of
collective importance for the regions such as promoting the image of the region,
agro tourism, eco-tourism, cultural tourism, support to micro scale and small and
medium sized enterprises advisory and training services, processing and
marketing of local products, afforestation, handicrafts, carpet making.
• The SME Grant Scheme will increase the capacity of and small and medium
sized and micro scale enterprises through training and practical experience in
generating and conducting projects, improve their access to information sources
and consultancy services; and also stimulate entrepreneurial activity by
supporting start-ups through training and providing privately owned small
businesses with resources for physical investment and business support
packages including marketing, management, technology transfer and innovation.
• Grants for Small Scale Infrastructure will help to address priority needs in
terms of infrastructure and hence to provide services vital for the local population
and local businesses and thus raise the standard of life in the targeted regions.
Expected results are indicatively as follows:
Capacity of local public institutions in conducting proper infrastructure
projects improved
Vital local services (e.g. water treatment and purification, waste
disposal and recycling) to population and local businesses provided
and improved
Capacity of the region in urban renewal and restoration projects
improved
Physical tourism investments supported (e.g. information centres,
tourist accommodation facilities)
Existing industrial sites improved or refurbished
• Capacity Building component will provide support for the implementation of
the whole project through Technical Assistance and also will satisfy the
essential needs of management structures in capacity building in terms of
equipment and materials.
Taken together, the components of this integrated intervention will provide valuable
experience for local and national institutions, directly involved in promoting development in
regions of Turkey facing particular difficulties; and improve socio-economic conditions in the
four regions by improving their competitiveness.
Detailed attainment indicators are included in the logframe matrix annexed to the project
fiche.
3.3 Activities
All components of this integrated intervention were organized with respect to the basic
needs and priorities of the regions and characteristics of the target groups. This
multisectoral approach prerequisites strong interrelations among components.
Project Fiche Regional development EU Programming 2004 4