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China pledges RWF5 billion for bamboo cultivation, processing and utilization (linked to Record ID#17195)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$7,955,549
Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•RwandaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 13, 2013

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

Loan desecription

China pledges RWF5 billion for bamboo cultivation, processing and utilization (linked to Record ID#17195)

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Project narrative

On May 13, 2013, the Chinese government announced a 5 billion RWFR grant to the Rwandan government to cultivate, process, and utilize bamboo in Rwanda. According to the Chinese Embassy article, the project was under implementation on June 5, 2015, as the Chinese Ambassador Shen Yongxiang visited the bamboo cultivation demonstration site; however, it is unknown if this grant was ever dispersed. The announcement for this grant was made at the 7th Joint Committee session between Rwanda and China and was attended by Honorary Professor Silas Lwakabamba, Minister of Infrastructure and Mr. Li Jinzao, the Vice- Minister of Commerce of China. This project is part of a larger Chinese initiative in Rwanda, called the Bamboo Aid Project (captured in #17195), which seeks to increase cultivation and production of bamboo in Rwanda. At the same 7th Joint committee session, China and Rwanda signed an agreement on economic and trade cooperation with a grant of RMB 50 million provided by Chinese government to Rwandan government (#30637) and an exchange of letter for technology cooperation on MINAFFET building (#30642).