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

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.

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