CTEXIC funds Chinese aid cotton project team to train 54 Benin farmers in high-yield cotton agriculture
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Textile Industrial Corporation for Foreign Economic & Technical Cooperation (CTEXIC) [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Benin
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On September 23rd, 2018, the Chinese aid cotton project team completed trainings on cotton agriculture at the Benin Cotton Research Center. The 54 participants came from 12 different villages in the Borgou Department, Benin. The Chinese agricultural experts taught field management theory and completed on-site trainings. They covered chemical adjustments, pest control, seeding, and other components of high-yield agriculture. China Hi-Tech Group (中国恒天集团)'s subsidiary CTEXIC (China Textile Industry Foreign Economy Technology Cooperation Company, or 中纺对外集团) funded this project.
Additional details
It is unclear whether this Cotton Research Center is the same as the Chinese Agricultural Demonstration Center. The Chinese project title is 中国援建贝宁棉花种植项目
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Benin [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Textile Industrial Corporation for Foreign Economic & Technical Cooperation (CTEXIC) [State-owned Company]