Chinese Government provides RMB 200 million interest-free loan for Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center Project (Linked to Record ID#57063 and #56855)

Project narrative

According to the Government of Mauritania’s Development Assistance Database (DAD), the Chinese Government and the Government of Mauritania signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) on December 12, 2013, which committed an RMB 200 million interest-free loan for the Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center Project. Then, on September 14, 2015, the Chinese Government and the Government of Mauritania signed an ETCA, which committed an RMB 200 million grant for the Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center Project and an Olympic Stadium Renovation Project. The RMB 200 million interest-free loan is captured in Record ID#32636. The RMB 200 million grant is captured in Record ID#56855. The Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center Project involved the construction of an Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Mbagne (M’bagne), which is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania. The Center covers 50 hectares and includes office buildings, training centers, production workshops, greenhouses, crop test fields, production and irrigation equipment demonstration fields, and irrigation equipment houses. The Center focuses on agricultural research and development and technical training. Mundanjiang Yanlin Technology Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 23, 2012 and an official handover ceremony was held in February 2015. However, the project completion ceremony did not take place until May 30, 2015. The Chinese Government also dispatched agricultural experts to the center, which is captured in Record ID#57063.