Overview

MOFCOM sends the 5th batch of agricultural experts to Burundi (Linked to Record ID#32967, Record ID#62292, Record ID#57578, and Record ID#57563)

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 1, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 1, 2020

End (actual): Feb 10, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project was for the 5th agriculture team to be sent to Burundi from China. The team traveled to 15 different provinces, however the Agricultural Demonstration Center where they did most work is located at Buramata hill in Gihanga commune within Bubanza Province. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3356146562

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 Burundi

Loan description

MOFCOM sends the 5th batch of agricultural experts to Burundi (Linked to Record ID#32967, Record ID#62292, Record ID#57578, and Record ID#57563)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In March 2020, China's Ministry of Commerce sent an unspecified number of agriculture experts to Burundi to assist in developing agricultural technology and human resource capacity. This is the fifth group of experts sent to Burundi since establishing the Burundi Senior Agricultural Experts Technical Assistance Project in 2009. The team of experts specializes in rice production, agricultural product processing, aquatic products, livestock and poultry, and soil and fertilizer. To address critical food shortages in Burundi, the team traveled to 15 different provinces to conduct research on the soil and conditions, and introduced 8 new varieties better suited for the climate. The team also used the Agricultural Demonstration Center (Record ID #57295) to promote new technologies and techniques for Burundians, working with Burundian experts to provide training. On February 10, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Burundi hosted a farewell party for the expert group.

Staff comments

1. Chinese official sources provide inconsistent figures regarding the number of experts dispatched. Some reports (ID#204672) state that 48 experts were sent as part of the fifth cohort, while other embassy reports simply note ‘a team of experts’ without specifying the number.