Our Ministry has published the Implementation Guide for 2025 as part of the Communiqué (Communiqué No: 2024/52) dated January 6, 22.02.2025, and numbered 32821, regarding the Amendment of the Communiqué (Communiqué No: 2021/07) dated February 25, 2021, and numbered 31406, “Communiqué on Support for Individual Irrigation Machinery and Equipment Purchases within the Scope of the Rural Development Investment Support Program,” published in the Official Gazette.

To benefit from the 50% grant for investments related to:

a) Establishing an on-field drip irrigation system,
b) Establishing an on-field sprinkler irrigation system,
c) Establishing an on-field micro sprinkler irrigation system,
ç) Establishing an on-field subsurface drip irrigation system,
d) Establishing a linear or center pivot irrigation system,
e) Establishing a drum irrigation system,
f) Establishing a solar-powered irrigation system,
g) Solar energy systems for agricultural irrigation,
h) Smart irrigation systems.

To apply, you must submit your application to our Provincial Directorate by the end of business hours on April 11, 2025, with the application information and a completed application file, effective as of February 26, 2025.

Individuals and legal entities registered with the Ministry’s Registration System with up-to-date data are eligible to apply.

Companies established as general partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint-stock companies may apply as legal entities, provided their articles of association specify that they will engage in agricultural production.

Individuals and the companies mentioned above can apply by leasing their own land or the specified investment areas for a minimum of five years or more. Irrigation cooperatives, agricultural development cooperatives, agricultural credit cooperatives, and irrigation unions can also apply as legal entities by leasing their own land or public land for a period of ten years or more, provided their articles of association stipulate that they are authorized to engage in agricultural production.

The total amount of goods purchased for the grant cannot exceed 10,000,000 TL.
50% of the total amount of goods purchased for the grant, excluding VAT, will be supported through grants.

Within the scope of rural development support, applications cannot be submitted for lands that have received individual irrigation grant support within the last five years for the investment areas specified in (a), (b), (c), and (ç) above. However, if grant support has previously been received for a portion of the parcel, applications can be submitted for the remaining portion of the parcel, provided the above conditions are met.

Information about the application can be obtained from our Provincial/District Directorates. Producers should be careful to ensure that their registrations are completed/updated in the Ministry’s registration systems, which is the primary criterion for applications.

Source: Bursa Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry Announcements dated February 27, 2025