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Overview

FAO-China South South Cooperation Trust Fund provides $1.05 million USD for Malawi Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAP) Program (Linked to Record ID#58138, Umbrella #87769)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,350,571
Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•MalawiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multi-RegionSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010
Start (actual)
Apr 1, 2011
End (planned)
Sep 15, 2012
End (actual)
Jan 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

  • China Ministry of Agriculture

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Malawi

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan desecription

FAO-China South South Cooperation Trust Fund provides $1.05 million USD for Malawi Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAP) Program (Linked to Record ID#58138, Umbrella #87769)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 8, 2010, the Chinese Government committed to send 5 agricultural experts and 16 agricultural technicians to assist Malawi for the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAP) Program (see Record ID#58138). The monetary value of the technical assistance program is recorded in the Government of Malawi's Aid Management Platform as $1,050,098 (Record ID#48940). This was financed through the FAO-China South South Cooperation Trust Fund (see Umbrella Record ID#87769). the project was completed on January 13, 2013. The main objective of the project was to support the implementation of the Agriculture Sector-Wide Approach, aimed at enhancing agricultural production in support of national and household food security. Over a two-year period, the SSC project successfully introduced 106 new agricultural techniques, 60 new plant varieties and six pieces of agricultural equipment and tools.