China Donates Agricultural Equipment to Sierra Leone

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Jan 01, 2006
End Date	Sep 04, 2030
Duration	9,012 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2243`

Grant Description

In 2006, three Chinese expatriates assembled 16 tractors and eight combined harvesters at Kissy mechanical workshop as a move to boost the food security initiative in Sierra Leone.

Hawanatu Conteh urged the Dr Sama Monde, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, to initiate the recruitment of 20 technicians from his ministry to participate in the process of training, assembling, and operating the tractors.

On March 27, 2006, the Chinese ambassador to Sierra Leone, Cheng Wenju, handed over a large consignment of tractors, combined harvesters, and other agricultural machinery to the government of Sierra Leone at a ceremony held at the Youyi Building in Freetown. All of the tractors included in the donation were installed and tested by Chinese technical team.

📚 Sources & References

China gives Sierra Leone 'large consignment' of agricultural equipment
Sierra Leone: Chinese expatriates meet food security minister
Handover Ceremony of China's assisting agricultural equipment to Sierra Leone Held in Freetown 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.