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Chinese Government funds Phase 1 of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technical Assistance Project (Linked to Record ID#73443, Umbrella #68381)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of São Tomé & Príncipe
Country	Sao Tome and Principe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Apr 01, 2028
Duration	4,108 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`55550`

Grant Description

In 2017, the Chinese Government provided funding to the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe for Phase 1 of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technical Assistance Project.

The Chinese ambassador to Sao Tome, Wang Wei, visited the China-aided pig breeding farm on June 7, 2017 and discussed Chinese cooperation with the farm to exchange agricultural knowledge, give technical support, and even train agricultural workers. During the same visit, the ambassador visited the Hybrid Corn Field Project.

China provided a technical expert group to increase agricultural production capacity. Hou Xiaoping is the leader of the technical expert group for China’s assistance to Sao Tome. On September 22-23, 2017, the Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce, Qian Keming, visited the project.

He reviewed the achievements of the project, and stated that the pig industry should be regulated by the market, and added that more emphasis should be placed on poultry production. The status of the technical assistance is unclear. Phase 2 of funding for the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technical Assistance Project is recorded in #73443.

These are part of a larger pledge for bilateral agricultural cooperation captured in Umbrella Record ID#68381.

📋 Staff Comments

This project may also be known as the St. Puppet Farm. The Chinese project title is 中国援圣多美和普林西比农牧业技术援助项目 or 援圣多美和普林西比农牧业技术援助项目.

📚 Sources & References

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe inspected the site of the aid to the Sanctuary Animal Husbandry Technical Assistance Project
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圣普总理特罗瓦达视察我援圣普农牧技术合作项目 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.