Overview

Chinese Government pledges food aid donation to Zimbabwe

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 22, 2013

Start (planned): Feb 22, 2013

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 desecription

Chinese Government pledges food aid donation to Zimbabwe

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 22 February, 2013, visiting Chinese Commerce Minister, Chen Deming, signed an agreement for the provision of food aid to the Zimbabwean Government. The current state of this project is unknown. This was one of four agreements signed on this day with the Zimbabwean Government in a move to further cement bilateral relations. The other three agreements include: Record ID#30650: A $2 million grant for agricultural equipment. Record ID#30648: A RMB 60 million interest-free loan for rural road upgrades and acquisition of equipment for rural district councils. Record ID#30639: A RMB 31.5 million grant to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation for the provision of a broadcasting van.