In order to establish infrastructure for the local marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables produced in the districts of Ermenek, Başyayla, and Sarıveliler, a fruit and vegetable collection complex has been completed at a location equidistant from the three districts. This complex is especially aimed at marketing cherries and apples at their true local value through a wholesale market system.

The beneficiary of the project, S.S. Demiryurt Agricultural Development Cooperative, was established in 2005 in Demiryurt Village with 30 members. At that time, the cooperative benefited from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s 30x10 investment program (10 cattle for each of 30 families) and began production in a shared barn.

The project aims to preserve the production culture of Divle Obruk Cheese, a geographically indicated cheese produced in Divle Village, Ayrancı District, which is also a cultural heritage. The objectives are to carry out production under healthier conditions, process the cheese locally, and market it through the cooperative.

Through this project, the primary aim is to meet the seedling needs for vegetables, flowers, etc., first in Meram District and subsequently in Konya and surrounding provinces, thereby activating local potential. It also seeks to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources locally, enhance the competitiveness of producers, and promote the economic and social integration of vegetable-growing farmers. Within the scope of the project, a 3,000 m² seedling production greenhouse has been established for seedling cultivation.

The project aims to examine, through a holistic approach, the components that will enhance the interaction of the KOP Region provinces with nearby industrial, commercial, and financial centers, and to set forth a strategic roadmap that will support sustainable development. In addition, the project seeks to identify the sub-investment needs that will support this roadmap and to reveal the additional capacities to be created by these infrastructural opportunities.

With this project, in the province of Karaman, where livestock activities and movements are intensive, it is planned to establish a new livestock market in place of the existing and unhealthy market, within the framework of the “Regulation on Licensing and Inspection Procedures for Livestock Sales Places”, in order to ensure animal health and disease control and to develop the trade of livestock, meat, and milk.