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Chinese Government provides agricultural supplies in June 2020 (Linked to Record ID#57048).

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Gambia
Country	Gambia
Start Date	Jun 05, 2020
End Date	May 27, 2026
Duration	2,182 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92798`

Grant Description

On June 5, 2020, the Chinese Government donated a set of agricultural supplies to the Gambian Government.

These materials will be used to improve the work of the Ministry of Agriculture in Gambia, especially their work on improving rice yields.

The donation included 30 power tillers, 30 mini threshers, 25 irrigation pumps, 31 rice mills, a transplanter, a combine harvester, 10 tons of urea fertilizer, lubricants and spare parts. A handover ceremony was held for this donation in Banjul, the capital of Gambia.

Ma Jianchun, China’s Ambassador to the Gambia, Amie Fabureh, the Minister of Agriculture, and the WFP's representative in Gambia attended the ceremony.

During the ceremony, Ambassador Ma Jianchun and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, Momadou Tangara, signed the handover certificate and delivered speeches.

This donation is part of a larger initiative by China to assist Gambia in agricultural technological development ( see Record ID#57048 for more details).

📋 Staff Comments

1. This project is part of the larger 中冈农业合作项目 (China-Gambia agricultural cooperation project).

📚 Sources & References

驻冈比亚大使马建春出席向冈政府捐赠农业物资交接仪式
HANDING OVER CEREMONY OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES FROM CHINA TO THE GAMBIA.
马建春大使出席中国政府向冈比亚政府捐赠农业物资交接仪式
驻冈比亚大使马建春出席向冈政府捐赠农业物资交接仪式
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