China assists Development of Hybrid Rice Technology in Tanzania

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Oct 26, 2027
Duration	5,777 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`30290`

Grant Description

The Chinese and Tanzanian governments have agreed to strengthen cooperation in agricultural technology with a specific focus on Chinese hybrid rice production.

Regular rice can produce only one-fourth the amount of hybrid race with the latter producing between 9 and 12 tons per hectare.

Switching to this hybrid rice technology will allow Tanzania to continue to provide for its citizens while also creating the capability to export to surrounding countries.

This cooperation has yielded in Chinese experts coming over to Tanzania to work collectively with local farmers to work the fields and test the modern technology.

The Center for China Agricultural Technology in Dakawa has set up experimental fields to see how successful the new seeds can be.

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