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Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million grant for Uganda-China Friendship Agriculture Technology and Demonstration Centre (UCFATDC) Project

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Uganda
Country	Uganda
Start Date	Jan 01, 2008
End Date	Jun 01, 2031
Duration	8,552 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`12479`

Grant Description

On June 27, 2008, the Chinese Government committed an RMB 50 million grant for the Uganda-China Friendship Agriculture Technology and Demonstration Centre (UCFATDC) Project through a protocol agreement that it signed with the Government of Uganda.

This followed the signing of an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) between the two governments on September 18, 2007, which provided the underlying source and mechanism for the provision of the grant funding.

The project had several components: training and office buildings, a residence for Chinese experts, a hatchery workshop, a feed factory, fish ponds, and supply of necessary apparatuses and other equipment. Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Group Co. Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project implementation.

Project implementation began on October 7, 2009. The project eventually became a source of controversy because Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Group Co.

Ltd. was supposed to have handed the UCFATDC facility back to the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) by in April 2014.

However, in what seen as a breach of the September 18, 2007 protocol agreement to upgrade and run the centre for three years as part of a skills transfer initiative, Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Group Co.

Ltd. retained control of the facility 18 months after the point at which the protocol agreement said that it should have left.

📋 Staff Comments

This project was one of the 14 agro-technology demonstration centers (ATDCs) in Africa that were envisioned in the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in November 2006. The ATDC in Uganda has been so far the only center that focuses on fish farming.

📚 Sources & References

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Chinese Agricultural Boom 'Holds Lessons for Continent'
Government Annual Performance Report 2011/12: Volume 2 - The Data (Annex)
Construction of China-aided Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centers in Uganda Starts
Sino-Africa Agricultural Cooperation Experience Sharing
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援乌干达农业技术示范中心项目开工仪式隆重举行
Counselor Zou Xiaoming accompanied Uganda Agriculture Minister to visit China-Ukraine Friendship Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center
I initiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the Uganda Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center project
I am assisting the Uganda Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center to sign a cooperation protocol.
Signing of the implementation contract for the Uganda Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center project
From Chengdu to Kampala: The Role of Subnational Actors in China’s Foreign Aid
MOA Senior Advisor Bi Meijia visits Uganda
China-Uganda Aquaculture Project Launched
The China-Uganda Friendship Agricultural Technological Demonstration Center near Kajjansi along the Kampala-Entebbe highway
June 15, 2014.
Govt agency
Chinese firm fight over $5m fish project
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China-Africa agricultural co-operation: Mutual benefits or self-interest? Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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