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Overview

Chinese Government provides training on agricultural product processing and storage technology for agricultural entrepreneurs from Sao Tome and Principe

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 1, 2023
Start (actual)
May 9, 2023
End (planned)
Jun 9, 2023

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sao Tome and Principe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Loan description

Chinese Government provides training on agricultural product processing and storage technology for agricultural entrepreneurs from Sao Tome and Principe

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 8, 2023, a departure meeting was held for 20 agricultural entrepreneurs from Sao Tome and Principe participating in the Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Technology Training Course hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and carried out by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd. The training was planned to last one month, and was intended to improve agricultural production efficiency and expand the market for products from Sao Tome and Principe. At the departure meeting, Ambassador Xu Yingzhen and Sao Tome and Principe's Minister of Agriculture Jesus delivered speeches and issued passports and t-shirts to the students. The participants departed for China on May 9, 2023.

Staff comments

1. The exact commitment date is unknown. For now, AidData estimates the commitment date as the month the training began as a proxy.