TOKAT INTERNATIONAL FOOD HUB INVESTMENT FEASIBILITY

Beneficiaries: Tokat Municipality

Financed by: Middle Black Sea Development Agency

Project Objectives and Results:

Examining the need for an internationally recognized fruit and vegetable market and food-specialized OIZ for Tokat and addressing the requirements by assessing the region’s fruit and vegetable potential and considering potential developments and ongoing projects in the region’s provinces.

The results achieved are as follows:

• Result 1: Feasibility report
• Result 2: 3 Dimensional International market and food-specialized OIZ plan and video
• Result 3: Presentations and meetings
• Result 4: 4 on-site inspection visits and meetings with relevant institutions
• Result 5: Meeting presentations

Target Groups

• Middle Black Sea Development Agency
• Tokat Municipality
• Tokat District Municipalities
• Tokat Chamber of Commerce
• Tokat Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Tokat and its district chambers of agriculture
• Tokat Airport Directorate

Capacity:

• 2.3 million m² project area
• 470,000 m² construction
• 302 parcels with an average size of 3,000 m² and 2,500 m² of rental area in the Organized Industrial Zone
• 250 commission shops with a total area of 30,000 m² and a 25,000 m² warehouse in the fruit and vegetable wholesale trade center

Total Investment Amount: 50 million USD

Supported Public Policies:

• Sustainable development
• Regional development and competitiveness
• Sustainable agriculture policies
• Middle Black Sea Innovation Strategy