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Chinese Government dispatches experts for the Senegal Agricultural Technical Assistance Project between 2006 and 2020 (Linked to Record ID#41896)

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Senegal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment
Country	Senegal
Start Date	Nov 01, 2006
End Date	Aug 16, 2029
Duration	8,324 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`87585`

Grant Description

In November 2006, the Chinese Government began sending agricultural technical assistance teams to demonstration centers in Podor and Sangalkam. This project was financed by the China Ministry of Commerce and implemented by the Senegal Ministry of Agriculture. In Sangalkam, the agricultural technical training teams teach local farmers how to grow vegetable produce.

In Podor, the teams taught local farmers new ways to grow rice. Between 2007 and 2009, these teams trained 420 farmers. Over the same period, rice crop growth per hectare tripled — from 3 tonnes of rice to 9 tonnes of rice per hectare. By 2015, six different agricultural technical cooperation missions had served in Podor and Sangalkam.

The most recent phase was supposed to serve in Senegal until mid-2020.

On March 24, 2015, the Chinese Government signed an exchange of letters committing an additional CFA 877 million in grant funding for subsequent phases of the Senegal Agricultural Technical Assistance Project (see Record ID#41896).

📋 Staff Comments

Chinese names: 中援塞农业技术队 or 中国塞内加尔农业组It is unclear how/whether the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted this project.

📚 Sources & References

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Senegal: two agricultural training centers, presented as an example of Chinese cooperation at a conference in Dakar
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Senegal / China in facts and figures
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La présence chinoise dans l’agriculture au Sénégal
COOPERATION SENEGAL - CHINA: 877 MILLION FCFA FOR AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
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