Sivas-Erzincan Development Project

Türkiye

Situated in the eastern half of central Anatolia, Erzincan and Sivas are two of Turkey’s most impoverished provinces. The project aims at increasing incomes and boost food security, while promoting the sustainable management of natural resources, among some 50,000 people whose livelihoods rely on agriculture.

Activities will range from the creation of training programs and the provision of technical assistance to cooperatives and producer groups, to the planting of trees and fodder plants and the building of water-harvesting structures. The loan will specifically co-finance the establishment of a Community and Cooperative Initiatives (CCI) Fund that will support viable socio-economic projects put forward by the communities.