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China, Ghana Sign Farm Agreement in FAO
China and Ghana Tuesday signed a three-way accord with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to send Chinese agricultural experts and field technicians to assist farmers in Ghana.
The agreement, signed under the framework of FAO's Special Program for Food Security (SPFS), will put Chinese expertise at the disposal of Ghana for three years in a continuing spirit of Chinese cooperation with developing countries in Africa.
China has already provided assistance for the SPFS in Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania and Guinea.
According to the accord, China will provide Ghana with up to four experts, 47 field technicians and one interpreter in a phased program.
China will provide "the most appropriate technology, material and equipment to maximize technical cooperation in the various fields" such as water resources and improving the living conditions of the rural poor.
The SPFS in Ghana aims to diversify production and gradually improve food security.
The SPFS is operational in 60 countries -- 36 in Africa, 13 in Asia and the Near East, seven in Latin America, two in Europe and two in Oceania.
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