Overview

Chinese Government donates 4,500 tons of yellow maize to Zambia for famine relief

Commitment Year•2002Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2002

Start (actual): Aug 2, 2002

End (actual): Sep 16, 2003

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This project involved donating maize to the famine-affected Southern Province. For more detailed locational information, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/318863.

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 Zambia

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates 4,500 tons of yellow maize to Zambia for famine relief

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 6, 2002, the Chinese Government agreed to donate 4,500 tons of yellow maize to the Government of Zambia to alleviate famine. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. The purpose of this donation was to help the Zambian authorities deal with a shortfall of about 175,000 tons of maize. The maize was officially delivered and handed over to the authorities on September 16, 2003.