Chinese Government provides $5 million grant for Phase 1 of Agricultural Technical Cooperation Project (Linked to Project ID#34702, #34701, #63874, and #63877)
Commitment amount
$ 12180318.701892687
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 12180318.7
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Philippines
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In 2003, China and the Philippines launched Phase I of the Agricultural Technical Cooperation Program at the Philippines-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology (PhilSCAT) at Central Luzon State University. The project was established with support from a $5 million Chinese Government grant, in addition to land and P10.5m from the Philippine Department of Agriculture. The total project cost around 500 million PHP. Phase 1 of the project began in June 2003 and ended in June 2008. It was primarily concerned with hybrid rice and agri-mechanization technologies and was deemed a modest success. 50 Chinese hybrid rice varieties were tested in 22 rice-growing municipalities in the Philippines, with 33 selected. PhilSCAT also developed 7 new hybrid rice varieties, with 3 being submitted for approval for large-scale production and possible distribution. This project is linked to the establishment of PhilSCAT (recorded in project #34702), phase II of the Technical Cooperation project (recorded in project #63877), and phase III (recorded in project #63874). Additional financing for TCP-I came from the $100 million USD credit line captured in project #34701.
Number of official sources
7
Number of total sources
10
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Philippines-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Central Luzon State University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
Philippine Rice Research Institute [Government Agency]