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This presentation highlights the main goal of developing working and living conditions in rural areas, with a focus on rural industries. It discusses policy documents, a decentralized approach to infrastructure building, and the general situation of rural development in Turkey.
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MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT TURKEY JANUARY 2015 www.kalkinma.gov.tr
RURAL DEVELOPMENT – RURAL INDUSTRIES CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION 1- Overview 2- Main goal 3- Policydocuments 4- An alternativeapproachtoruralinfrastructure 5- Ruralindustries
GENERAL SITUATION 34,000 villages 47,000 sub-villages Total:81,000 settlements 11.8 million people Relativelypoorandless-educated
MAIN GOAL Developrural society’s working and living conditions Improvequality of life in rural areas - reachcountry averages
MAJOR AXES NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (2014-2020)
DECENTRALIZED APPROACH TO INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING • Components • Drinking water • Roads • Small scale irrigation and sewerage
District-based annual programming by local authorities(Special ProvincialAdministrations/Village Service Unions)
Total fundingallocated for 2005-2014 • 9,2 billion TL (3.25 billion €)
Drinking waterprojects: 51.405 • Safe access to water (bysettlements): • 2005-93% • 2014-99% • Road (km) • Constructed: 193.993 km • Repaired: 38.901 km • Irrigation (agricultural land – ha): 61.066
GENERAL INCENTIVES SYSTEM Steadilyincreasinglevels of taxcutsandothersupports 6 classes of provinces Socio-economiccompositeindex (Principalcomponentanalysis) Lesson: Works bestforlowerlevelprovincesif (!) physicallyclosetotraditionalindustrialcenters
Infrastructure matters Industry should be allowed to self-organize at times General incentives work best for lower level provinces if (!) physically close to traditional industrial centers Project based cash grants are sometimes the only way LESSONS
Thank you... ibrahim.kuzu@kalkınma.gov.tr ibrahimkuzu@post.harvard.edu www.kalkinma.gov.tr