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The government of Sierra Leone today 9th June 2023, signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture and Organization FAO, to facilitate a South- South Cooperation project with Vietnam to Strengthen the rice value chain in Sierra Leone.
The tripartite agreement was signed by His Excellency Abu Bakarr Karim, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security of Sierra Leone, and by Saeed Abubakar Bancie, FAO Representative in Sierra Leone.
The signing of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) agreement aimed at developing the rice sector in the African country.
The new project has an estimated budget of $5 million to be implemented through a Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) from Sierra Leone.
The new tripartite project will support diverse actors to increase productivity and production of rice through increased access to improved technologies and upscaling of best practices along the rice value chain.
