Mardin Province/Districts Chambers/Commodity Exchanges are seeking cooperation with Dicle Development Agency (DIKA) for regional development. In this context, Chambers/Commodity Exchanges visited the Secretary General of the Dicle Development Agency.
The participants of the visit that was paid On 12 July 2021 to DIKA Secretary General Dr.Ahmet Alanlý were as follows: Sihat Ferat Toktaþ, Coordinator of DIKA Mardin Investment Support Office, Specialist Selim Duran; Kýzýltepe Commodity Exchange (KTB) Speaker of the Assembly Nezir Yýldýz, Deputy Secretary General Metin Sert; Kýzýltepe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KTSO) Chairman of the Board Mahmut Dündar, Secretary General Ahmet Aslan, Accreditation Officer Ferhat Dündar; Mardin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO) Chairman of the Board Mehmet Ali Tutaþý, Secretary General Çetin Sasa; Nusaybin Commodity Exchange (NTB) Chairman of the Board Necdet Aktaþ, Secretary General Abdullah Dal, Accreditation Officer Ercan Çelik; Abdulkadir Güneþ, Secretary General of Nusaybin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NTSO); TOBB/TEPAV, Mardin Province/Districts Chamber/Exchange Academic Advisor and Mardin Artuklu University (MAÜ) Faculty Member of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Behzat Ekinci.
During the visit, negotiations were conducted to increase the level of cooperation, particularly for regional development. In this context, the agenda items were as follows: Seeking support for the planting/planting activities of Siirt pistachio and peanuts within the scope of alternative product diversification, technical support for the integration of the business world into the e-commerce system, request for contribution to the initiative regarding the promotion of local products, expectations regarding the preference of local products in regional development projects, support for e-academy studies, studies on improving the capacity of the Chamber/Commodity Exchange Joint Project Team.
The Chambers/Commodity Exchanges are carrying out a series of studies aimed at providing their members with alternative marketing opportunities. For this purpose, the integration of the business world into the e-commerce system was discussed with the cooperation of relevant institutions/organizations. DÝKA stated that it is ready to provide technical support regarding the issue.
Chambers/Commodity Exchanges requested support for the “Initiative for the Promotion of Local Products”. In this regard, cooperation opportunities with DÝKA were discussed. In the projects prepared and carried out regarding Mardin, negotiations conducted regarding the preference of the goods/services produced in and around Mardin, within the bound possibilities. Thus, the Chambers/Commodity Exchanges emphasized the importance of a positive approach by the relevant institutions with the thought that this would act more appropriately for the purpose of regional development.
Chambers/Exchanges stated that, If invited to create periodic plans/programs, they are ready to cooperate and contribute in any way possible as a stakeholder/partner.
Increasing the capacity of the Chamber/Exchange Joint Project Team was discussed as a special agenda item. In this context, both technical support and relevant information to the team members on “Project Cycle Management” was decided to be provided by DÝKA.
At the end of the visit, the goodwill was mutually reiterated to continue these meetings, which allowed the level of cooperation with DIKA to increase, and to maintain close cooperation to contribute to regional development.
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