Overview

MOFCOM provides RMB 13.5 million grant for Joint Agricultural Tech Lab Equipment Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,895,454

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 21, 2022

End (actual): May 1, 2024

Geospatial footprint

Map overview

Visualizes the AidData-provided feature geometry for this project.

Loading map…

The purpose of this project was to provide equipment to help establish the Pakistan China Joint Lab for Artificial Intelligence and Smart Agriculture (AI&SA) has been established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) in Punjab Province. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/72617195#map=15/31.43474/73.06859

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

Government of Pakistan

Loan desecription

MOFCOM provides RMB 13.5 million grant for Joint Agricultural Tech Lab Equipment Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 21, 2022, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Government of Pakistan signed an RMB 13.5 million grant agreement for the Joint Agricultural Tech Lab Equipment Project. The purpose of this project was to provide equipment to help establish the Pakistan China Joint Lab for Artificial Intelligence and Smart Agriculture (AI&SA) has been established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) in Punjab Province. The AI&SA was officially established in May 2024.

Staff comments

1. The Government of Pakistan grant (project) identification number is CHINA-210322-13. 2. The China-Pakistan Joint Agricultural Technology Laboratory in Islamabad, which was established in 2018 and conducts research on crop improvement, pest management and soil fertility.