Overview

Chinese Government sponsors Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•GambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GambiaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 30, 2017

Start (actual): Aug 1, 2017

End (actual): Aug 1, 2017

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Tumani -Tengda Village

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

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Gambia

Loan desecription

Chinese Government sponsors Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative

Narrative

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Project narrative

In August 2017, the Chinese Embassy in Gambia and the Gambia’s Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources helped to plant over 2,000 coconut seedlings alongside villagers on the west coast of Gambia near the Tumani Tenda Village. Chinese Ambassador to Gambia Zhang Jiming was present at the planting. The event was part of a broader Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative.

Staff comments

Record ID#54701 records an August 2018 planting of 500 coconut seedlings by the Chinese Embassy and the Gambian Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources.