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Chinese Government provides ETB 1.54 billion grant for Teff Mechanization Key Equipment and Technology Promotion Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$56,154,224
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•EthiopiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EthiopiaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 17, 2018

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Ethiopia

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences

Private Sector

  • Adama Science And Technology University (ASTU)

Loan description

Chinese Government provides ETB 1.54 billion grant for Teff Mechanization Key Equipment and Technology Promotion Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2017, the Chinese Academy of Agriculture Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS) and Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the Teff Mechanization Key Equipment and Technology Promotion Project. Under the terms of the MoU, CAAMS agreed to manufacture and transport 18 teff harvesters and threshing machines to Ethiopia with (its) own funds to further test the stability and applicability of the machinery in 3-5 locations selected by the Ethiopian MoA. This batch of equipment was successfully delivered on December 20, 2017. Then, on January 17, 2018, according to the Government of Ethiopia’s Aid Management Platform, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ethiopia signed a grant agreement worth ETB 1,542,033,131 for the Teff Mechanization Key Equipment and Technology Promotion Project. The purpose of this project, which will take place in Amhara region, Oromiya region, Tigray region, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' (SNNP) Region, is to solve difficulties in mechanized planting, harvesting and threshing of teff and improve the mechanization rate of teff products. According to the AMP, Adama University is also involved in the implementation of this project. Teff, which is sometimes spelled tef, is an annual cereal grass grown for its tiny nutritious seeds. Teff is indigenous to Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it is a staple food crop to millions of people.

Staff comments

1. The system identification number for this project in the Government of Ethiopia’s Aid Management Platform (AMP) is 87143496123047. 2. 1 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) was equal to 0.23 Chinese yuan (RMB) in January 2018, which implies that the ETB 1,542,033,131 grant commitment recorded in the AMP was worth approximately RMB 354,667,620 at the time that it was contracted.