Twinning "Support for the implementation of Leader Measure under IPARD" TR 07 AG 03 TL September 2010 / May 2011

Closing meetingMay 12th 2011

1. Leader method at a glance

• A local development strategy... based on a common vision, developed together by the public authorities

and private actors living in a rural area, leaded by a Local Action Group (LAG), financially supported by EU Funding (IPARD).

• … to improve : employment and economic development, competitiveness of agriculture, quality of life in rural areas.

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2. Overall assessment of the project• The Ministry of agriculture and Rural affairs (MARA)

and the IPARD agency (TKDK) are aware of:

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2. Overall assessment of the project•Together with MARA and IPARD agency, we

assisted 2 rural communities to prepare their own local development strategie :. 2 pilot rural areas selected: district of Iskilip

(province of Çorum) and (district of Birecik (province of Şanliurfa).

6 missions on-the-ground between January and April 2011.

2 national training sessions and 1 national event involving local stakeholders.

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3. Mandatory results achieved

Objectively verifiable indicators

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2 training sessions

23 people trained

Sent to the Commission at the end of

April

April 2011.12 participants from local and central level

(MARA & ARDSI)

Finalized but some aspects lacking like the specific statutes of

LAGs

Results

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Available by the 7th month of the project

Suggested by the 1st

month of the project

Established by the 4th

month

Established by the 4th of the

project

Objectively verifiable indicators

Results

3. Mandatory results achieved

12 workshops and more than 10

meetings organized both at central and

local level

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Objectively verifiable indicators

Results

- 2 leaflets- 1 brochure about Leader

approach in Turkish- 1 brochure about the 2 pilot sites LDS in Turkish

3. Mandatory results achieved

4. A full team dedicated to the project•10 experts from France and Poland•188 working days during 8 months•Rate of achievement : 95%

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5. Final recommendations

• To pursue the capacity building of MARA and IPARD agency staff, for the next steps of the LEADER implementation

• To increase the number of MARA’s staff managing the LEADER measure recruit at least 3 people

• To enhance the management of the measure implementation: By setting up a steering committee co-chaired

by the IPARD agency and MARA, Meeting twice a month until the accreditation

and the selection of LAGs.

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5. Final recommendations

•The 2 pilot areas should pursue their experimentation and be financially supported before their official selection: for improving their action plans, for assisting local people to submit IPARD

axis 3 projects, for launching cooperation projects with EU

LAGs.•To convince other districts to establish new

LAGs, before to officially launch Leader in Turkey (2012 ?).

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