South-South Cooperation programme provides agricultural experts' and technicians' assistance to African Region
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Africa, regional
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On August 21, 2003, China sent agricultural experts to Africa under the South-South Cooperation program, an initiative supported by the FAO, (potentially the SSC Tripartite Agreement). The training lasted ten days and was on the technology of maize cultivation. Ten African countries participated, including Sudan, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Tanzania and the host country Ethiopia. The training was jointly organized by the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) in collaboration with the Chinese government. During the ten-day training, the participants will be provided with courses that focus on the technical know-how in maize cultivation and field management, and the theory and method in agriculture technology popularization.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [Intergovernmental Organization]