Overview

China provides irrigation methods and farming techniques to Tajik communities

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•TajikistanSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 1, 2011

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to provides irrigation methods and farming techniques to Tajik communities located in the Qumsangir District and Bokhtar District of Tajikistan. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3281946 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/38153741

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Provincial Government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Tajikistan

Loan desecription

China provides irrigation methods and farming techniques to Tajik communities

Narrative

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Project narrative

In late January 2011, the Government of Tajikistan agreed to lease out 2,000 hectares of land to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The deal was to bring 1,500 Chinese farmers to work the fields in the Qumsangir District and Bokhtar District of southern Khatlon Province. The Chinese promised to introduce drip-irrigation methods and other contemporary farming techniques to the region, and share their expertise and technology with Tajik communities. The deal was formally signed in March 2011, and Chinese farmers were already at work at that time. It was reported that the Tajik government believed the Chinese farmers would help revitalize the rural communities and boost food security.

Staff comments

Intent was coded as "Mixed" because leasing land is commercial, but there are development goals in helping the Tajik rural communities. This project is not to be confused with a 6,000 hectare land-lease in 2012 (Record ID#72392).