China signs the complementary agreement (Phase I) with Sierra Leone for Rice Growing Demonstration Project (linked to #62527)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Agriculture [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sierra Leone
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On December 21, 2005, an agricultural delegation dispatched by the Ministry of Agriculture of our country and the Ministry of Agriculture of Sierra Leone signed an agreement of intent for the Sino-Serbian agricultural rice demonstration planting project. In May 2005, the Chinese Economic and Commercial Counselor to Sierra Leone, Zhao Zhongqiu, signed the complementary agreement with Sama Sahr Mondeh, Minister of Agriculture and Food Safety (called Minister of Agriculture and Forestry as of 2019), for the Rice Growing Demonstration Project. The project will be implemented by the Department of Agriculture of Hubei Province, which sent a team of specialists to Sierra Leone in December 2005 for the field work. According to the Chinese government, the project is divided into 3 phases. The agreement for phase II was signed in 2008 (#62527).
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Hubei Province Ministry of Agriculture [Government Agency]
Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry [Government Agency]