FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund provides $1.5 million USD for Phase I of China-Namibia South-South Cooperation Project (Linked to #62098, Umbrella #87769)

In May 2014, the Chinese Government granted $1.5 million USD Phase I of the China-Namibia South-South Cooperation (SSC) Project. This is financed by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture through the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (see Umbrella Project #87769). In June 2014, China, Namibia, and FAO signed a tripartite cooperation agreement allocating these funds to a team of 15 Chinese SSC experts to work in Namibia with government officials and local farmers for two years. The purpose of this project is to address Namibia's on-going food security and drought issues. According to the Chinese Embassy articles, Phase 1 began on 22 April 2015 and finished on 8 February 2017. This project effectively supports Namibia’s Fourth National Development Plan (NDP 4), the Green Scheme Policy, and other development plans targeting agricultural productivity. The key results include: teaching hundreds of Namibians at 13 different workshops, introducing of 15 Chinese rice varieties suitable for Namibia's climate, and establishing business contracts with Hubei Provincial Seed Group Company Ltd. which provided more than 20 crop varieties. The technical team also worked on irrigation projects and at the central veterinary laboratory. Phase II is captured in Project #62098.

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