Chinese Embassy in Abuja sponsors agricultural training for 40 Nigerian government officials

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Government of Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Start Date	Jan 01, 2019
End Date	Sep 22, 2033
Duration	5,378 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`87064`

Grant Description

On September 23, 2019, the Agricultural Technical Training seminar - organized by Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (a subsidiary of China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC)) and sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja - commenced. 40 Nigerian government officials were trained on rice breeding, rice seedling production, machinery operation, and pest control.

The training seminar ran until September 28, 2019. This was a follow-up training to one that had been held several years prior.

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