Project ID: 38434

China donates 10,000 tons of rice to Shan and Kachin States of Myanmar

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Myanmar

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2008-01-01

Actual start

2008-12-01

Actual complete

2008-12-12

Geography

Description

In December 2008, in order to relieve the food shortage faced by the ex-poppy farmers and maintain the regional security and stabilization in northern Myanmar, China donated 10,000 tons of rice to the Myanmar government and delivered them to the 16 border points of Shan State and Kachin State in Northern Myanmar. Mr. Tang Hai, Economic & Commercial Counsellor of Embassy of China in Myanmar, and U Khin Kyue, Acting Director General of Progress of Border Areas and National Races of the Department of Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs of Myanmar signed the Hand-Over Certificate on behalf of the Chinese government and Myanmar government.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Myanmar (Burma) [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]