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Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 90 million worth of food assistance to Zimbabwe in 2012

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$15,822,386
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 19, 2011
Start (planned)
Sep 19, 2011
Start (actual)
Mar 1, 2012
End (actual)
Mar 1, 2012

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Zimbabwe

Loan description

Chinese Government provides RMB 90 million worth of food assistance to Zimbabwe in 2012

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 19, 2011, the Chinese Government and the Government of Zimbabwe signed an RMB 90 million grant (USD 14 million) agreement to provide food assistance to drought-affected parts of the Zimbabwean population. The Chinese Government was represented by Chinese Embassy Political Section official, Liu Dan, and the Government of Zimbabwe was represented by its Minister of Agriculture, Mechanization, and Irrigation Development, Joseph Made. The shipment was due to depart China in a matter of days following the announcement. When the food arrived, it was supposed to be distributed by Zimbabwe’s Grain Marketing Board and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the first beneficiaries were to be children and the elderly. On March 1, 2012, the donation of food supplies worth RMB 90 million arrived in Zimbabwe. The donation was comprised of 9,722.85 tons of wheat and 4,908.8 tons of rice, and was intended to alleviate hunger among needy communities, especially those affected by erratic rainfall patterns in southern parts of Zimbabwe. This project is completed. This project is captured in UNOCHA Financial Tracking Service as Flow ID #93796.