Rural Development
Project Title:
Technical Assistance to Support the Evaluation of the Call for Proposals of ‘Rural
Development Component’ of the GAP Regional Development Programme (DELTUR/96327)
Within the context of the Economic and Social Development Programme, the European Commission
implemented South East Anatolia (GAP) Regional Development Programme, which had three
components, one of them being the Rural Development Programme. As a result of the call, 500
proposals have been submitted by the municipalities, SMEs and NGOs of the region. RENOVA
provided assistance to the Delegation of the European Commission in Türkiye for the
evaluation and selection of proposals, and prepared a short-list of projects to be financed.
This programme aimed to support initiatives for the improvement of the living conditions of
the rural populations, development of partnerships to solve communities’ social and economic
problems, such as low yield and lack of quality in production, inadequate marketing systems,
low income level, lack of technology, training and organization, and the well being of local
communities.