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Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs donates agricultural machinery equipment to the Solomon Islands

Funder	China Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Recipient Organization	Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade Solomon Islands (mfaet)\|Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Country	Solomon Islands
Start Date	Apr 08, 2022
End Date	Nov 26, 2026
Duration	1,693 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`101943`

Grant Description

On April 8, 2022, the handover ceremony of agricultural machinery donated by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Solomon Islands was held. The donation includes 5 tractors, farm carts, ploughs and other agricultural machinery and equipment. The donation was made through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme coordinated by the MFAET to the MAL.

These machinery will be used in two farms named SAPE and Goshen in Guadalcanal and Malaita province.

It will increase the productivity of cassava, taro and other root-crop production, exactly the kind of help SI farmers need.

It is expected that the relevant agricultural machinery and equipment will be put into use as soon as possible, making more contributions to poverty alleviation and improvement of people's livelihood in the rural population of the institute, and promoting agricultural cooperation.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The monetary value of this donation is unknown.

📚 Sources & References

驻所罗门群岛大使李明出席援所农机设备交接仪式 (Ambassador to Solomon Islands Li Ming attended the handover ceremony of agricultural machinery equipment to the aid institute)
李明大使出席援所罗门群岛农机设备交接仪式 (Ambassador Li Ming attended the handover ceremony of agricultural machinery equipment aided to Solomon Islands)
On 8th April，the Chinese Embassy donated 5 tractors, trailers and plough, through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme coordinated by the MFAET to the MAL.
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