Smart Irrigation System Investments Included in the Scope of Support of Turkey’s Rural Development Supports

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Support of Individual Irrigation Systems within the Scope of Rural Development Supports, prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, was published in the Turkish Official Gazette and entered into force.

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Irrigation Systems

Applications to support individual irrigation systems within the scope of rural development supports will be made until the March 15 for 2022 and for the other years between January 1 and February 28.


Within the scope of rural development supports, solar energy systems for agricultural irrigation and smart irrigation system investments were included in the support.  The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Support of Individual Irrigation Systems within the Scope of Rural Development Supports, prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, was published in the Turkish Official Gazette and entered into force.

With the arrangement, the definitions of "smart irrigation system" and "project control officer, official control" were added to the communique for irrigation systems that are controlled from the center or remotely or through automation via mobile application by detecting the moisture content in the soil through placed sensors. Solar energy systems for agricultural irrigation and smart irrigation systems were also included in the scope of rural development supports.

Within the framework of applications for the establishment of solar energy systems for agricultural irrigation purposes; operating the system of materials (such as solar panels, pumps, filters, control units, pipes of main and side branches, connection equipment, valves, drippers and sprinkler) used only in the field in the parcels belonging to the application, making complete assembly and for the preparation of the detection reports the Grant support will be provided.

Also, within the scope of applications for the establishment of smart irrigation systems; operating the system of materials (such as sensors, fully automatic filters, fertilizer tanks with mixer, flow-controlled fertilization pumps, solenoid valves, meteorology stations and control systems) used only in the field in the parcels belonging to the application, making complete assembly and for the preparation of the detection reports the Grant support will be provided.

Applications within the scope of the Communiqué, will be made until the March 15 (till the end of the working day) for this year and for the other years between January 1 and February 28.