What is the IPARD Program?

What is the IPARD Program?

IPARD is the Rural Development component of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), created by the European Union (EU) to support candidate and potential candidate countries.

IPARD aims to support the harmonization preparations and policy development for the implementation and management of the Common Agricultural Policy, Rural Development Policy and related policies of the European Union.

IPARD support should be implemented within the scope of the multi-annual “Rural Development Programme” covering the period 2014-2020. In this process, support programs to be co-financed by the European Commission and the Republic of Turkey will be implemented.

What İs The Nature Of The Supports Under IPARD? Are The Supports Free?

Financial supports within the scope of IPARD are conditional and obligatory, although unrequited. That is, after the support decision is taken, the supports will be given free of charge, ie non-refundable, in case the points specified in the contracts to be signed are complied with. In cases where the provisions of the contract are violated, the financial support provided is taken back together with the default interest, if any.

What Are The Supported Measures And Sectors?

Measure 101. Investments in Physical Assets of Agricultural Enterprises;

• 101-1 Investment in Agricultural Enterprises Producing Milk
• 101-2 Investment in Agricultural Enterprises Producing Red Meat
• 101-3 Investment in Agricultural Enterprises Producing Poultry Meat
• 101-4 Investment in Egg Producing Agricultural Enterprises

Measure 103. Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products;

• 103-1 Processing and Marketing of Milk and Dairy Products
• 103-2 Processing and Marketing of Red Meat and Meat Products
• 103-3 Processing and Marketing of Poultry Meat and Meat Products
• 103-4 Processing and Marketing of Fishery Products
• 103-5 Processing and Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables

Measure 302. Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development;

• 302-1 Diversification of Herbal Production, Processing and Packaging of Herbal Products
• 302-2 Production, Processing and Packaging of Beekeeping and Bee Products
• 302-3 Craftsmanship and Value Added Local Products
• 302-4 Rural Tourism and Recreational Activities
• 302-5 Aquaculture
• 302-6 Machine parks
• 302-7 Renewable energy investments

Provinces where IPARD Program is implemented;

• Afyon, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yozgat