Senegal's Wade reaffirms support for Chinese investor

DAKAR, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has once again reaffirmed the support of his government to a Chinese investor, who has embarked on a major project for the cultivation of sesame in the country, according to reliable sources. The project is falling within the framework of the so-called "Great Agricultural Offensive for food and Abundance (GOANA)," which was launched by the president to combat a biting food crisis earlier this year, the official Senegalese News Agency reported Tuesday. During the launching ceremony of "the GOANA investor's manual" at the presidential palace, President Wade affirmed his support to Ouyang Riping, a private Chinese entrepreneur, who is bankrolling the production of 150,000 tons of sesame on a sprawling 60,000 hectare farm by 2013 with an annual production rate of... [read full story]