Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for Aligment with Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements in Turkey

Description of the project and Services provided:

The overall goal is to contribute to Turkey´s accession by supporting alignment with the EU legislation in the field of agriculture and rural development, and to enhance the institutional capacity of MoFAL to implement the requirements of relevant EU legislation in Turkey within the scope of Chapter 11: Agriculture and Rural Development.

In particular this project intends to develop a strategy for gradual adoption of EU legislation on Common Market Organizations (CMO) by the accession and to improve the institutional capacity related with CAP and particularly CMO regime.

The results issued are:

• A strategy laying down all necessary steps, timetable and estimated budget for gradual adoption of EU legislation on CMO by accession has been prepared.
• The institutional capacity related with the CAP and CMO regime within the MoFAL and stakeholders has been improved.

The services provided are:

• Institutional capacity building/strengthening
• Training
• Training needs analysis
• Seminars and conferences organisation
• Organisation of study tours
• Design and implementation of awareness campaings