Project ID: 87064
Chinese Embassy in Abuja sponsors agricultural training for 40 Nigerian government officials
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Nigeria
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On September 23, 2019, the Agricultural Technical Training seminar - organized by Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (a subsidiary of China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC)) and sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja - commenced. 40 Nigerian government officials were trained on rice breeding, rice seedling production, machinery operation, and pest control. The training seminar ran until September 28, 2019. This was a follow-up training to one that had been held several years prior.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Nigeria [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC) [State-owned Company]