The Turkish authorities plans to allocate TL 350.7 billion (some $9.83 billion) for the central Anatolian area by means of the Konya Plain Project (KOP) motion plan over the following 5 years, a senior official introduced on Friday.
The KOP encompasses eight provinces: Konya, Aksaray, Karaman, Niğde, Kırıkkale, Yozgat, Nevşehir, and Kırşehir. The venture goals to bolster irrigation infrastructure, agriculture and animal husbandry.
The plan additionally contains initiatives to advance regional improvement in agricultural equipment, protection industries and the automotive sector.
About 21.5% of arable agricultural land in Türkiye is situated inside the KOP area, whereas it accounts for under 7.7% of the nation’s usable water potential, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır mentioned on Friday.
“In line with the KOP Action Plan, we aim to channel TL 350 billion into 166 projects over a five-year period,” Kacır informed an occasion in Konya province.
Friday’s program follows final month’s announcement by the federal government of a $14 billion regional improvement plan that goals to cut back the financial hole between the southeastern area and the remainder of the nation.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz on Friday mentioned related improvement applications are deliberate for different provinces, beginning with Giresun and Erzurum.
Source: www.dailysabah.com