Overview

Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (GAWAL) provides Rice Cultivation Technology Training Program to 5,000 women in Nigeria

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 25, 2023

Start (actual): Nov 25, 2023

End (actual): Nov 27, 2023

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

Joint Venture/Special Purpose Vehicles

Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (GAWAL)

Cofinancing agencies

Government Agencies

Nigerian Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Nigeria

Loan description

Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (GAWAL) provides Rice Cultivation Technology Training Program to 5,000 women in Nigeria

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 25, 2023, Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (GAWAL), a subsidiary of China Geo-Engineering Overseas Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., held a two-day training course called the Rice Cultivation Technology Training Program in partnership with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The program trained 5,000 women across Nigeria in modern rice cultivation techniques, land preparation, seed breeding, fertilizer use, and agricultural value chains. The goal was to reduce poverty and boost economic empowerment. GAWAL also provided the participants with high-yield rice seed.