China funds and builds Maseru Agriculture Storage and Logistics Center in Lesotho

Funder	China (People's Republic of)
Recipient Organization	Lesotho
Country	Lesotho
Start Date	Apr 09, 2019
End Date	Jun 08, 2030
Duration	4,078 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`55894`

Grant Description

On 22 January 2018, a team of six Chinese engineers arrived in Lesotho to carry out preliminary research on an agricultural products storage, logistics, and trading center project (农产品仓储物流交易中心项目 or Maseru Agriculture Storage and Logistics Infrastructure project).

The trip must have showed potential because between 3 and 4 September 2018 at the Beijing Summit for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Lesotho's president and China's premier signed several agreements; one of which being feasibility study for the agricultural storage center. 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.