AGROINDUSTRY

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The Agroindustry Project is designed to support the expansion and modernization of Turkey's agroindustrial subsector. The project comprises the following components: (i) credit lines to the participating credit institutions (PCIs) for onlending as subloans to cover the foreign exchange costs and permanent working capital of eligible subprojects which are financially and economically viable; (ii) technical assistance to the PCIs to improve their capability to carry out financial restructuring and subproject appraisal; (iii) technical assistance to the Government of Turkey to prepare a fisheries development survey to provide a basis for long-range planning for the development of this industry; and (iv) a pilot marketing training program to test and develop training techniques in international marketing, with emphasis on agroindustrial marketing.