Overview

China donates 210 apple seedlings to Eritrea in June 2022

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•EritreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EritreaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 15, 2022

Start (actual): Jun 15, 2022

End (actual): Jun 15, 2022

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The projected involved the donation of 210 apple seedlings to Eritrea, to be distributed to farmland in the suburbs of Asmara, Eritrea. The handover ceremony was held in Asmara. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5621920820

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Eritrea

Loan description

China donates 210 apple seedlings to Eritrea in June 2022

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 15, 2022, China donated 210 apple seedlings to Eritrea. The seeds will be distributed to farmland in the suburbs of Asmara, Eritrea. This donation is part of Phase 3 of China’s advanced agricultural technology project, committed at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Cai Ge, China’s Ambassador to Eritrea, and the Minister of Agriculture of Eritrea attended and signed the handover certificate on behalf of the two governments. Liu Yunmin, the leader of the aid project team, and two team members and key officials of the Ministry of Agriculture also participated. Following the donation ceremony, Ambassador Cai Ge inspected the apple demonstration park of the assistance project in the suburbs of Asmara, learned more about the growth of 210 apple seedlings aided by China, provided guidance for next steps, and celebrated the opening of the apple demonstration park.