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China's second agricultural team sponsor the Chinese Aid Burkina Faso Millet Planting Demonstration Technical Assistance Project (Linked to Record ID#88762)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Burkina Faso
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Aug 19, 2019
End Date	Aug 15, 2028
Duration	3,284 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`86708`

Grant Description

On August 19, 2019, the opening ceremony of the 2019 Agricultural Technology Training of the Chinese Aid Burkina Faso Millet Planting Demonstration Technical Assistance Project was held in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

The 21-day agricultural technology training, sponsored by the second Chinese agricultural expert team to Burkina Faso, covered millet breeding, cultivation, plant protection, farmland water conservancy, agricultural machinery, and Chinese culture (see linked Record ID#88762).

Through technical explanations, discussions and exchanges, field practices, etc., the second Chinese agricultural team to Burkina Faso hoped to help the nation improve its planting management technology and breeding research.

Professor Zhihai Zhao, chief scientist of Chinese hybrid millet, made a special trip to Burkina Faso to attend the ceremony. Jian Li, the Chinese Ambassador, Dr.

Jombiano, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Burkina Faso, officials of the Ministry of Agriculture of Burkina Faso, and agricultural technicians from numerous provinces around the country attended the training.

📋 Staff Comments

The commitment date has been recorded as the start date of the training.

📚 Sources & References

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Government of Burkina Faso

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