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Overview

China donates ginger seeds to Sierra Leone

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2003
Start (actual)
Jul 7, 2003
End (actual)
Jun 11, 2003

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to donate ginger seeds to Sierra Leone. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/496344427, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/320058940#map=11/9.1251/-12.9193, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565056, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3230900, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1848318165#map=13/8.7647/-12.7854

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

  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Trade and Industry

Loan description

China donates ginger seeds to Sierra Leone

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 7, 2003, China donated 53.3 tons of ginger seeds to the Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Trade and Industry. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. The seeds were then distributed to farmers in the traditional ginger growing districts of Moyamba, Kambia, Freetown, Bombali, and Port Loko. The purpose of this project was to assist over 980 farmers associations in Sierra Leone.