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China signs complementary agreement (Phase II) with Sierra Leone for Rice Growing Demonstration Project (Linked to Record ID#62528

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 22, 2008

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is for the Rice Growing Demonstration Project. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565056

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 Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hubei Province Ministry of Agriculture
  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Loan description

China signs complementary agreement (Phase II) with Sierra Leone for Rice Growing Demonstration Project (Linked to Record ID#62528

Narrative

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Project narrative

On January 22, 2008, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone signed a complementary agreement (Phase II) with the Sierra Leonean government, represented by its Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, to implement the Rice Growing Demonstration Project. The project will be carried out by the Department of Agriculture of Hubei Province which will provide technologies to grow hybrid rice that was first cultivated in China. According to a report from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN, the introduction of a Chinese hybrid rice variety, along with the use of animal waste as fertilizer improved rice yield from 0.9 to 4.1 tonnes/ha as part of the Chinese government's cooperation with the FAO in the South-South Cooperation project. This is the second phase of the agreement signed in 2006 (#62528).