KOSGEB Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme
The Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme was a programme of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Türkiye (KOSGEB). It aimed to help businesses cut product losses through cold chain investments. Support is open to companies registered in Türkiye. Foreign investors can apply for current programmes once they have set up a company in Türkiye.
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KOSGEB closed the Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme to applications on 15 April 2024. Let’s review current support for your cold chain investments together at the pre-assessment. See current support · KOSGEB source
Who could benefit?
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Businesses with natural or legal person status, established under the Turkish Commercial Code, registered and active in the KOSGEB database, could apply.
- Its aim was to help SMEs build a cold chain that reduces fruit and vegetable losses. It contributed to the leasing interest/profit share costs of new, domestically made cold storage units and/or refrigerated bodies/units acquired through financial leasing.
Eligible cost items
The programme covered up to 10 points of SMEs’ leasing interest/profit share costs, with an upper limit of TRY 750,000. This applied to new, domestically made cold storage units and/or refrigerated bodies/units acquired through financial leasing.
Support limits
As the programme closed to applications on 15 April 2024, the amount below is for information only.
- Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support ProgrammeKOSGEB TRY 750,000
Source: KOSGEB programme regulations. The programme is closed to applications.
What is the Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme?
The KOSGEB Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme aimed to reduce fruit and vegetable losses.
It contributed to the financing costs of new, domestically made cold storage units and refrigerated bodies that SMEs acquired through leasing.
Cold chain leasing support closed to applications on 15 April 2024; KOSGEB no longer accepts new applications for this programme.
What support is available for cold chain investment today?
Cold storage investments can be considered under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Rural Development Investment Programme (formerly KKYDP); cold storage is one of the investment areas the programme covers.
At the pre-assessment, we work out the right programme together based on your investment’s location, scale and equipment type.
We prepare the grant file and follow the application process on your behalf.
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Frequently asked questions
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Has KOSGEB’s Cold Chain Leasing support closed?Yes. KOSGEB repealed the Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme on 15 April…
Yes. KOSGEB repealed the Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme on 15 April 2024; the programme no longer accepts new applications.
At the pre-assessment, we work out with you which options in force suit cold storage and cold chain investments.
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What did Cold Chain Leasing support cover?The Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme was a KOSGEB programme that aimed…
The Vegetables and Fruits Cold Chain Leasing Support Programme was a KOSGEB programme that aimed to help businesses reduce product losses by making cold chain investments through financial leasing.
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Who could apply for Cold Chain Leasing support?Businesses established under the Turkish Commercial Code, registered and active in the KOSGEB…
Businesses established under the Turkish Commercial Code, registered and active in the KOSGEB database, could apply. The support depended on the cold chain equipment being acquired through financial leasing.
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What support is there for cold storage investment today?Investments in agricultural storage can now be considered under the Rural Development Investment…
Investments in agricultural storage can now be considered under the Rural Development Investment Programme (formerly KKYDP). For large-scale investments, Investment Incentives are also an option.
The AIx® Incentive Robot (available in Turkish) shows which support suits you; we’ll confirm it together at the pre-assessment.
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What happens to my lease that started with cold chain support?The repeal decision stops new applications; approved projects are monitored under the relevant…
The repeal decision stops new applications; approved projects are monitored under the relevant KOSGEB regulations. We can check with you whether your lease agreement and payment plan are consistent with the support.