Chinese Government provides grant for Phase II of Vanua Levu Agricultural Development Project (Linked to #49129)

On October 19, 2018, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd signed an implementation agreement with the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture for Phase II of the Vanua Levu Agricultural Development Project. It is likely that the Chinese Government provided a grant to support this project, but the amount is unknown. According to the agreement, the Company will send experts to help Fiji conduct planting experiment and promotion of high-quality hybrid rice varieties from China. It is expected that with the aid of the expert team, the rice production will be increased and expanded in potential rice-growing areas in Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. A specialized machinery expert would be part of the team who would look into the issues in regards to machinery repairs and the availability of spare parts. A seed quality system would be established and agro-inputs/spare parts and technical services would be provided to the Fiji National Rice Breeding Laboratory.

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This project is also known as Phase II of the Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project; Phase II of the Agricultural Development Rice Project; Phase II of the Agricultural Development & Technical Cooperation Project in Vanua Levu; Phase II of the Rice Technology Cooperation Project or 援斐济北岛农业发展项目（第二期).

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