Overview

Chinese Ministry of Commerce provides training on Agricultural Planting Technology to Guyanese technical employees in 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 24, 2019

Start (actual): Aug 24, 2019

End (actual): Sep 21, 2019

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The project provided training to employees at Guyana’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Rice Development Board (GRDG), Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and the University of Guyana. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8507602117, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1438325626, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/818877672, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/816669649

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 Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Guyana National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute
Guyana Rice Development Board

State-owned companies

Guyana Sugar Corporation

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy
Guyana Ministry of Agriculture

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Commerce provides training on Agricultural Planting Technology to Guyanese technical employees in 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

Starting August 24, 2019, technical employees of Guyana’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Rice Development Board (GRDG), Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and the University of Guyana participated in a four-week course covering various areas of agricultural technology, including cassava production. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce offered the courses through the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese embassy in Guyana and the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture. Chinese experts within the field conducted the courses, with a specific focus on cassava.