Overview

Chinese Government agrees to provide USD 1.5 million in technical assistance to Government of Cabo Verde in February 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,383,212

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Cabo VerdeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Cabo VerdeSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 4, 2021

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

Government Agencies

Government of Cabo Verde

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan description

Chinese Government agrees to provide USD 1.5 million in technical assistance to Government of Cabo Verde in February 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On February 4, 2021, the Chinese Government signed an agreement with the Cabo Verde Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to provide USD 1.5 million in technical assistance to the Government of Cabo Verde. The technical assistance will help Cabo Verde with food security improvements including seaweed farming, and guidance to 4,500 farmers and 100 researchers.

Staff comments

1. Sources indicate that the technical assistance is part of the South-South Cooperation Programme undertaken by China and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization