AGR.CR.III

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The project will contribute to the objectives of: (i) expanding agricultural credit to facilitate increased production and investment; and (ii) strengthening the agricultural credit institutions (Agricultural Bank of Turkey -TCZB- and the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives -TKK-). The project will support the continuation of TCZB's institutional development program, with particular emphasis on measures such as revision of the organizational structure, refinement of lending policies, and personnel development. Institutional development of TKK will focus on improved lending policies and procedures. The project credit program will consist of incremental short term production credit and medium/long term investment credit in the 45 provinces where a core extension services is in place and the capacity of the credit institutions is considered adequate.