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Chinese Government provides EUR 1.3 million grant for Demonstration Center for Agricultural Machinery Cooperation Project (Linked to Record ID#42414)
| Funder | China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Albanian Ministry of Agriculture |
| Country | Albania |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2017 |
| End Date | Jan 04, 2031 |
| Duration | 5,116 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 66152 |
Grant Description
In 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) — through its Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office in Albania — issued a EUR 1,317,632 grant to the Government of Albania for the Demonstration Center for Agricultural Machinery Cooperation Project.
The purpose of this project was to establish an agricultural demonstration center in the town of Cërrik focused on the use of agricultural machinery and technologies.
According to official data that Albania’s Donor Technical Secretariat shared with AidData in February 2018, the project commenced on May 22, 2017, and reached completion on December 31, 2018.
The following are meetings, milestones, announcements regarding the project: On September 29th, 2016, China’s Ambassador to Albania, Jiang Yu, and the Albanian Minister of Agriculture discussed the possibility of a Demonstration Center for Agricultural Machinery Cooperation Project.
On April 13th, 2017 in an interview, Ambassador to Albania, Jiang Yu, announced plans to develop an Agricultural Machinery Cooperative Demonstration Center with Albania.
On May 25th, 2017 Chinese Ambassador to Albania, Jiang Yu, and Albanian Minister of Agriculture, Panariti, conducted preliminary talks on the construction of a demonstration center for agricultural machinery co-operation.
On December 1st, 2017 the Chinese Economic and Commercial Counselor to Albania, Chen Kailong, met the Albanian Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Harry Rai, to discuss the agricultural demonstration center.
On December 22nd and 23rd, 2017, representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences inspected the site of the project in Cërrik City, Albania in cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture.
On April 16th, 2018 Chinese Ambassador to Albania, Jiang Yu traveled to Cërrik City, Albania to inspect the progress of the project.
On July 5th, 2018, The Albanian-Chinese Center for Innovation, Science and Agricultural Technology, a different center than the Agricultural Machinery Cooperative Demonstration Center was opened in the Agricultural University of Tirana.
The center for innovation was founded to promote communications on agricultural policies between Albania and China. (Documented in Record ID#67597) On July 6th, 2018, in a meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced China’s intention to build the center in Albania.
On September 27th, 2018, the Chinese Ambassador to Albania, Jiang Yu, and Albanian Minister of Agriculture discussed increased agricultural cooperation including the development of the Agricultural Machinery Cooperative Demonstration Center Project.
Staff Comments
The Chinese name of the project is 阿尔巴尼亚农业机械合作示范中心项目. The grant proceeds that funded this project may have been drawn from the 2014 ETCA for education, science, agriculture, and technology projects (captured in Project ID#42414).
Sources & References
- Li calls for further agricultural cooperation with Albania
- Li Keqiang Meets with Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama
- Chinese premier calls for closer cooperation with Albania
- 连钢参赞会见阿农业部副部长哈利拉伊
- 姜瑜大使赴采立克市考察中阿农业合作项目
- 承前启后 面向未来 全面推进中阿各领域务实合作 ——驻阿尔巴尼亚大使姜瑜接受阿通社专访
- 商务部援外司崔瑾处长率队考察中阿合作项目
- Albanian-Chinese Center for Innovation
- Science and Agricultural Technology opened in Tirana
- 中国农机院考察组完成阿尔巴尼亚农机合作示范中心项目考察任务
- 驻阿尔巴尼亚大使姜瑜与阿方商谈深化两国农业合作
- 姜瑜大使会见阿尔巴尼亚农业部长
- 中阿农业科技创新中心揭牌
- 驻阿尔巴尼亚大使姜瑜会见阿农业部长推进中阿农业合作
- Albanian-Chinese Center for innovation and Agricultural Tech Inaugurated
- Are we real friends? Albania-China relations in the Xi Era
- EAMIS 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.
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