Chinese grant $1 million Donation of Agricultural Tools to Liberia
Commitment amount
$ 1763433.275
Constant 2017 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Liberia
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Grant
Concessional
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On January 6, 2006, Liberian Information Minister William Allen said that the Chinese government offered 1 million USD worth of Agriculture tools to the incoming government. Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Lin Songtian presented the first shipment of 6 containers to Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on May 5, 2006. The shipment included over 630,000 cutlasses, axes, diggers, shovels, rakes, and other things. The second shipment of 18 containers arrived within the week. According to the Liberian Ministry of Agriculture 2006 Annual Report, the assortment of tools were successfully distributed during the 2006 Rice cropping season.
Number of official sources
3
Number of unofficial sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No