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Overview

China sends two Agricultural Assessment Teams to Liberia

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•LiberiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LiberiaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 13, 2005
Start (actual)
Sep 1, 2005

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to send two Agricultural Assessment Teams to Liberia. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4001320

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Liberia

Loan desecription

China sends two Agricultural Assessment Teams to Liberia

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 13, 2005, the signing ceremony of the exchange of letters for agricultural experts and agricultural technology extension projects sent by the Chinese government to Liberia was held. In August of 2005 the Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Lin Songtian stated that China would empower two teams to train Liberians in rice and other crop production. Amb. Songtian made the disclosure during the graduation exercise of the foundation for African Development Aid (ADA) ex-combatants agriculture skills training program. He further noted that the agriculture assessment team was expected to arrive in Liberia within the month. The Chinese envoy said the Chinese experts would spend enough time in Liberia until Liberian trainees prove themselves competent. A report issued by the Chinese Embassy in Liberia stated that starting in September 2005, a Chinese agricultural team worked in the Booker Washington Institute in Kakata, Margibi County, disseminating high-yielding hybrid rice technology. This team was to be replaced by a second one, which would continue the current work for another two years.