Narrative
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Project narrative
In 2010, the Long Term Facility (see Record ID#37804, and 37808) of the China-Venezuela Joint Fund (see Record ID#58677) was signed. It funded a number of projects, including VEF 34,313,466 for the Jirajara Socialist Primary Production Unit (Spanish: Unidad de Producción Primaria Socialista Jirajara). The project cost USD 5,453,320.10. The Chinese funding allowed the project to be expanded by 5,459 hectares. The original farm which formed the basis for this project dates back to at least 2007, and probably earlier. The project is located in Trujillo. It was implemented by the Ministry of People's Power for Agriculture and Lands (MAT). It primarily produces sugar cane. In 2011, there was some controversy over the project when multiple animals from nearby farms escaped and trampled some of the sugar being grown in the Jirajara project. The animals were then taken and relocated by MAT, leading to complaints about corruption from the local farmers.
Staff comments
1. No transaction amount is recorded because it is captured in either Record ID#37804 or #37808. It is unclear if the project was financed by the USD tranche or the CNY tranche.