Chinese Government provides RMB 25 million grant for Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project (Linked to Project ID#49129 and #65824)
Commitment amount
$ 4652847.5527694365
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 4652847.55
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Fiji
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In April 2012, China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming and interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama signed letters of exchange, committing RMB 25 million of grant funding for the Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project. The Chinese Government also agreed to dispatch eight technical experts to conduct a feasibility study for the project. The purpose of the project was to develop Fiji’s rice industry on the island of Vanua Levu. The project commenced in December 2013 and concluded in December 2016. No additional details could be identified.
Additional details
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Republic of Fiji [Government Agency]