Overview

Chinese Government provides $500,000 grant for provision of 4,000 tons of soybeans

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$830,782

Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2007

Start (actual): Jun 30, 2009

End (actual): Jun 30, 2009

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Zimbabwe

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $500,000 grant for provision of 4,000 tons of soybeans

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2007, the Chinese Government provided a $500,000 food assistance grant to the Government of Zimbabwe. The donation consisted of 4,000 tons of soybeans, which were intended to alleviate food shortages caused by droughts in Zimbabwe. The donation was also thought to boost the production of Olivine Industries, a vegetable oil producer in Zimbabwe. The donation was officially delivered on June 30, 2009 at a ceremony attended by China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Yuan Nansheng, to Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Tendai Biti. The increased level of vegetable oil production was hoped to help meet the requirements of Zimbabwe's Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP).