China sends 3 agricultural experts to Sierra Leone through FAO Tripartite Agreement (Linked to Umbrella Projects #87769, #30005)
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
Description
On 11 July 2006, the Government of Sierra Leone, the China Government and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a tripartite agreement for the implementation of the "Special Programme for Food Security in Sierra Leone under the South-South Cooperation Agreement" (see Umbrella Project #30005). This project is likely funded by the China-FAO Trust Fund (see Umbrella Project #87769). On March 16, 2009, three experts arrived in Sierra Leone for a year of consulting and training. Areas of activities and applied technologies are paddy rice plantation, vegetable/crop production, aquaculture, livestock, agro-forestry, and irrigation.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund [State-owned Fund]
Indirect receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [Intergovernmental Organization]