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China funds the establishment of a millet research center in Burkina Faso (Linked to Record ID#86708)

Funder	China Ministry of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	Government of Burkina Faso
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Sep 08, 2020
End Date	May 11, 2033
Duration	4,628 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`93402`

Grant Description

On September 8, 2020, Chinese Ambassador to Burkina Faso Li Jian went to Lombira Farm, located 30 kilometers northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, to inaugurate the China-Burkina Faso Joint Research Center on Millet.

Ambassador Li and Burkina Faso's Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Water Governance Salifou Ouedraogo gave speeches. The joint research center was built by CGCOC, a Chinese state owned construction group.

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture supplies 50 sets of seed testing equipment for the seed testing laboratory of the Joint Research Center.

The machines are capable of testing related quality indicators such as seed clarity, moisture, weight, germination rate, vitality, health, purity, etc.

The ceremony was attended by all members of the expert group of the China-aided Burkina Faso millet cultivation demonstration project and local traditional leaders (Larle Naaba), as well as relevant personnel from the Burkina Faso Ministry of Agriculture and Lumbira city government.

This project is part of the larger China-Burkina Faso Millet Planting Technical Assistance Project (中国援布基纳法索小米种植示范技术援助项目), sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China. See Record ID#86708 for more information.

📋 Staff Comments

1. In Chinese the center is referred to as the 中布谷子联合研究中心.

📚 Sources & References

驻布基纳法索大使李健出席中布谷子联合研究中心揭牌仪式
中布谷子联合研究中心落成揭牌仪式举行
驻布基纳法索大使出席中布谷子联合研究中心揭牌仪式
中布农业合作再上新台阶
中布谷子联合研究中心揭牌 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.