1. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support Focus group meeting Agriculture and Fishery North-West Area (NWA) Guzelyurt 20 May 2010

2. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support Proposed priorities 1st priority: To establish crop production systems that reduce the usage of irrigation water in the Güzelyurt plain 2nd priority: To improve the quality of agricultural products targeting niche markets (for exports, hotels, eco-tourists, niche processing such as wine, preserves, etc.) providing higher incomes 3rd priority: To improve hygiene and breeding practices of sheep and goat farms 4th priority: Strengthening of micro and small enterprises 5th priority:To improve fishing capacity and complementary activities providing income increase 5th priority: To improve fishing capacity and complementary activities providing income increase

3. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support n Support introduction of water saving and salinity resistant crops (atriplex, olive, asparagus, babutsa, etc) of drip irrigation systems, of monitoring and control of the ground water extraction n Support awareness campaigns, trainings, dissemination of water saving irrigation technologies and water meters 1st priority: To establish crop production systems that reduce the usage of irrigation water in the Güzelyurt plain

4. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support n Support the setting up of producer groups aiming at improving quality of production (through the adoption of eco-friendly and EU compliant integrated crop management systems) and at jointly marketing produce and procuring inputs n Support direct selling by farmers (farmers markets, selling places on the roads, producer group shops, etc) 2nd priority: To improve the quality of agricultural products targeting niche markets (for exports, hotels, eco-tourists, niche processing such as wine, preserves, etc.) providing higher incomes

5. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support n Support purchase of equipment and installations to improve hygiene, good breeding and feeding practices in farms 3rd priority: To improve hygiene and breeding practices of sheep and goat farms

6. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support n Support entrepreneurs in equipping their enterprises with upgraded machineries for product quality control, standardization, processing, packing, labeling, storage and transport n Support start-up of new companies (business incubators, advisory services, certification, micro-credit or loan guarantee schemes) 4th priority: Strengthening of micro and small enterprises

7. Rural Development Support Team EU Turkish Cypriot community support 5th priority: To improve fishing capacity and complementary activities providing income increase n Improve the shelters (landing sites) n Modernize boats with the view of improving navigation safety for tourists (tourist day trips, angling) and improving conditions for preserving fish products on board