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 Exchange of Views Session of the 26th meeting of the COMCEC on Agriculture
and Rural Development (İstanbul, Turkey 5-8 October 2010)
 ICCIA organized a Workshop on Capacity Building on Value Chain Analysis for
Agri-Business in Ankara, Turkey on December 1st to 3rd , 2014.
Another important activity in this field was the organization of the Workshop on
“Enhancing the Capacity of the Member States in Wheat Production” by the Ministry of Food,
Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey and the COMCEC Coordination Office on
15-16 January 2013 in İzmir, Turkey.
The workshop, among others, has highlighted the following39 :
 Enhancing institutional and human capacity in the member states for increasing
wheat production in the OIC Member Countries.
 Improving the cooperation and communication among the agricultural research
centers of the member countries.
 Conducting joint research programs and projects in wheat production.
 Improving data collection, compilation, and processing capacity of the member
states.
 Encouraging investments and developing joint investment programs and
projects.
 Introducing new varieties in wheat production for increasing productivity.
39 The Report of the Workshop on “Enhancing Wheat Production in the Member Countries”. (Available in the COMCEC Web
Site )