KAGIDER’s Deputy Secretary General Nuray Özbay attended the “Hope in Rural Areas: Experiences and New Approaches on Rural Development” conference on November 17th. Mehdi Eker Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and Hüsnü Özyeğin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Özyeğin Foundation gave the opening speeches at the conference. The topics discussed during the conference were Rural Development in Turkey, Role of Private Sector in Rural Development, Suggestions forTurkey, and Different Dimensions of Rural Development.