China donates agricultural materials to Sierra Leone under Agricultural Technical Cooperation Agreement

On July 21, 2017, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone reported that China-Aid Agricultural Technical Cooperation Project Team handed some agricultural materials to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security.

The items include seed rice, maize, agro chemicals, fertilizer, pesticides and power tillers for farmers within the western area district.

According to Counsellor Shen, China has been fulfilling its commitment to Sierra Leone with regard the agricultural technical cooperation project. This project was committed to under a letter of exchange that China and Sierra Leone signed on November 17, 2015. 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.