On the afternoon of March 12^th, the ceremony for start of transportation of tea machine in the Nepal Poverty Alleviation Demonstration Village Project of Tea Workshop initiated by China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) was held in Sichuan Dengyao Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. in Leshan, Sichuan, China. Chen Yingli, Deputy Director General of Leshan Economic Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Bureau, Mr. Chaman Singh Budahoki Maga, Deputy Consul of the Consulate General of Nepal in Chengdu, Mr. Li Dengyao, Secretary of the Party Branch and General Manager of Sichuan Dengyao Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd., and Zou Zhiqiang, Director of the Nepal Office of China Rural Development Foundation participated in the ceremony.

At the ceremony, Director Zou Zhiqiang introduced CFRD and the project to guests from China and other countries in details and expressed sincere appreciation to the support and recognition from Leshan Economic Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Bureau, Consulate General of Nepal in Chengdu and Sichuan Dengyao Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. She said that this activity could not only give Nepal a deeper understanding of Leshan, a beautiful city for tourism, and its importance to tea industry base in China, but also further promote the spread of tea industry knowledge and technology to Nepal and the effective implementation of project in Nepal.

Deputy Consul Maga expressed sincere appreciation to China and praised the contribution to poverty alleviation in Nepal made by China Foundation for Rural Development during the past 9 years in his speech. On the way to Leshan, he had a view of the busy work picking spring tea and was greatly touched by the scene. He said that it would be expected that tea farmers in Nepal could also be seen enthusiastic in production. Deputy Consul Maga made an appeal that in the project, China Foundation for Rural Development is supposed to focus on the technology training to tea farmers in Nepal, make sure that the machine equipment transported to Nepal gets sufficient utilization, help tea farmers improve the productivity indeed and realize the purpose of creating wealth.

Chen Yingli, Deputy Director General of Leshan Economic Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Bureau, wished a success on the transportation of tea machine for China Foundation for Rural Development. She expected that through this project, the friendship between China and Nepal could be strengthened and the development of company, economic cooperation and mutual benefit of both sides could be promoted. She also showed the willingness of Leshan to participate in “the Belt and Road Initiative” project to support the international cooperation and communication by taking practical actions and jointly promote the sustainable development of rural areas around the world.

Later all representatives participating in the conference watched two promotional videos respectively from Nepal Office in China Foundation for Rural Development and Leshan Economic Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Bureau. Under the guidance of Mr. Li Dengyao, Secretary of the Party Branch and General Manager of Sichuan Dengyao Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd., they came to the workshop, observed the tea machines to be transported to Nepal and cut the ribbon for the ceremony.

Nepal Poverty Alleviation Demonstration Village Project of Tea Workshop:

Nepalese organic tea is popular around the world. However, for lack of modern planting and processing technology, tea farmers live a tough life, and it is hard to create wealth. Demonstration Village of Tea Workshop for Poverty Alleviation in Nepal Project is one of the overseas rural revitalization innovation projects for China Foundation for Rural Development in 2023. It concentrates on improving the technology level and product quality in Nepalese tea industry. Through the introduction of advanced tea processing equipment and technical guidance from China, it helps improve the current situation of tea planting, picking and making and the productivity and quality of tea for tea farmers in Nepal effectively, increasing their income and promoting the local rural development. Nuwakot Jintang Village as the pilot area of project is about to benefit more than 160 tea farmers and cover the production capacity of nearly 300,000 tea trees.