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Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,538,330
Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multi-RegionSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (planned)
May 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Apr 22, 2015
End (actual)
Feb 8, 2017

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

  • China Ministry of Agriculture

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Namibia

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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 Record ID#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 Record ID#62098.