Project ID: 60801

Chinese government hosts seminar on hybrid rice in Madagascar (linked to #60802)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Agriculture [Government Agency]

Recipient

Madagascar

Sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2010-01-01

Actual start

2010-03-25

Actual complete

2010-03-25

Description

On March 25, 2010, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture sent 5 experts to Madagascar to host a seminar on the cultivation of hybrid rice strains. The rice can be grown more effectively than other strains, allowing farmers to produce more food. The Chinese government also donated 56 million tons of hybrid rice seeds to farmers in Madagascar (#60802)

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Madagascar [Government Agency]