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Overview

China donates 520 million CFA francs worth of agricultural equipment to Benin

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,866,252
Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•BeninSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 29, 2006
Start (actual)
Jan 9, 2008
End (actual)
Jan 9, 2008

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Benin

Loan desecription

China donates 520 million CFA francs worth of agricultural equipment to Benin

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

During Benin President Bon Yayi's state visit to China in 2006, the Chinese Government committed to an agricultural mechanization project with the Government of Benin. The project entailed a donation of 520 million CFA worth of agricultural equipment. On January 9th, 2008, a handover ceremony was held for the donation of the agricultural equipment to Benin. The equipment included "70 tractors of 30 horsepower, 80 disc plows, 150 rotary cultivators, 150 plowshare plows, 10 60-horsepower tractors, 70 tillers, 70 trailers for tillers, 2 buldozers of 80-horsepower, 10 seed drills, 90 motor pumps, 6 sprayers, 18 rice hullers, and 3 fertilizer spreaders". Details on the exact Chinese funding agency are not certain.