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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) provide Tropical Crop Cultivation training for Myanmar trainees

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 16, 2021
Start (actual)
Nov 16, 2021
End (actual)
Dec 7, 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 Commerce

State-owned companies

  • Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS)

Loan description

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) provide Tropical Crop Cultivation training for Myanmar trainees

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 16, 2021, an opening ceremony marked the commencement of the 21-day online Training Course on Improved Varieties Breeding of Tropical Crops for Myanmar. The course was hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and delivered by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and was intended to train individuals to become professionals in the field of Myanmar's tropical agriculture development. This training course arranges training courses on fine varieties of tropical crops such as flowers, sugarcane, vanilla, cassava, cocoa, rubber, lychee, coffee, etc., as well as the quality and safety of tropical agricultural products in China and the planning of modern agricultural industrial parks. Students travel to various tropical crop demonstration bases. This training course will help Myanmar cultivate more urgently needed professionals in the field of tropical agriculture, promote the development of tropical agriculture in Myanmar, expand bilateral agricultural cooperation, and benefit the Myanmar people. A total of 22 trainees participated in the course. The course was held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.