China sends the 4th batch of agricultural experts to Burundi (Linked to Project ID#32967, Project ID#62292, and Project ID#57578)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Burundi
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In April 2018, 7 Chinese agricultural experts were sent to Burundi. Since 2009, China has sent teams of experts to provide technical assistance. This is the 4th team of experts. The experts have expertise in the fields of rice, soil and fertilizer, fruits and vegetables, livestock, agricultural products processing, agricultural machinery, and fisheries. In the Ninga Village, the experts grew rice over 48 hectares of land for a crop demonstration 1,000 farmers from more than 130 households participated. It is unclear when the team of experts end their project in Burundi. Linked to 1st batch (Project ID#32967), 2nd (Project ID#62292), and 3rd (Project ID#57578) batches.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Burundi [Government Agency]