Chinese government provides RMB27 million to support agricultural technology cooperation projects in the northern mountainous areas of Nepal

On December 19, 2018, the Tibet International Economic Exchange Service Center TIEESC, on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce of the Chinese Government, and the Nepal Ministry of Agriculture (MOLAD) signed a cooperation agreement on the implementation of agricultural technology cooperation projects in the northern mountainous areas of Nepal in Kathmandu. The Chinese government will provide 27 million RMB to Nepal to support research and expansion of modern technology in the country's agricultural sector. The agreement includes: 12 agricultural technical experts with intermediate or professional technical qualificationssent to the Cuishulia Tropical Horticulture Development Center and the Resuwa Pasture and Forage Research Station in the mountainous area of northern Nepal. Cooperations with the Fisheries Research Station, the Sindu Balchok State Farm, the Pig and Poultry Research Station of the National Agricultural Research Council of Nepal and other government-owned land and research stations, to develop vegetables, mushrooms, potatoes, chicken, Rainbow trout breeding, animal and plant disease prevention, and insect pests prevention. Finally, 60 Nepalis including farmers and technical officials of the ministry will go to China to receive training on modern technology related to agriculture and 240 Nepali farmers will receive similar training in Nepal. The project implementation period is from December 19, 2018 to December 18, 2021.

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