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Payment to the Dutch foreign ministry for an Ethiopia irrigation project

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What the record says

$12,000,000
Country
Ethiopia (recipient: Netherlands)
Date
Agreement start 2013-10-25
Department / program
Global Affairs Canada / International Development Assistance Program
Recipient
Government of the Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Agreement title

Capacity Building for Sustainable Irrigation and Agriculture in Ethiopia

Why it is listed The recipient is the government of the Netherlands; the record lists an original value and a lower amended value.

Source details

Federal grants and contributions (open.canada.ca), recipients outside Canada. Agreement values are what the record states; an amendment replaces the earlier value.

  • GC-2014-Q3-0017, amendment 0: $15,000,000, start date 2013-10-25 (not added to the amount above)
  • GC-2014-Q3-0017, amendment 1: $12,000,000, start date 2013-10-25

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