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Overview

China sends 6th agricultural team to Burundi for hybrid rice project

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 2, 2023
Start (actual)
Jan 1, 2024
End (planned)
Dec 31, 2026

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 Agriculture

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Burundi

Loan description

China sends 6th agricultural team to Burundi for hybrid rice project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In January 2024, the sixth phase of China’s agricultural technical assistance project in Burundi began. Under this phase, Chinese agricultural experts will continue hybrid rice and maize demonstration activities and provide training to Burundian technicians. This phase was committed on April 2, 2023, when the Chinese Ambassador announced the plan, and launched publicly on May 17, 2023. The program builds on five earlier expert team deployments since 2009.

Staff comments

1. AidData was unable to locate the exact date of implementation in January 2024, so the Actual Implementation Start Date is coded as 1/1/2024. This information gap warrants further investigation. 2. AidData estimates the commitment date as the earliest mention of a 6th agriculture team, which was in an interview with Burundian officials on April 2, 2023 (source ID#204896).