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Overview

China Ministry of Agriculture contributes $50 million USD for Phase II of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (Linked to Record ID#87769)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$52,309,919
Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•Multi-RegionDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multi-RegionSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 7, 2015

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

  • China Ministry of Agriculture

Receiving agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan desecription

China Ministry of Agriculture contributes $50 million USD for Phase II of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (Linked to Record ID#87769)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 7 June 2015, the Chinese Vice Minister of Agriculture and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Assistant Director General signed a financing agreement for the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund. China contributed $30 million USD to Phase I (see Record ID#87769) and $50 million USD for Phase II (Record ID#87779). Phase II took place over five years in which $10 million USD was released each year. The purpose of this special fund was to improve agricultural productivity in the Global South by providing Chinese experts for technical assistance, training, and knowledge exchange. This project took place in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Staff comments

The FAO-China South-South Cooperation Trust Fund is also known as the FAO-China Trust Fund. The project is not marked as umbrella because there is no risk of duplication. AidData does not keep any records of projects with FAO involvement between 2015-2017.