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Overview

Chinese Government donates 1,175 tons of fertilizer to Fiji

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•FijiSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 1, 2010
Start (actual)
Mar 3, 2010
End (actual)
Mar 3, 2010

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 1,175 tons of fertilizer to Fiji

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In February 2010, China pledged to donate 1,200 tons of fertilizer to Fiji later that month. The aid was requested because of floods that had occurred in January 2009. The fertilizer would be distributed by Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture to farmers in Dreketi, Labasa, Koronivia, and Sigatoka that were badly affected by the disaster. South Pacific Fertilizers Ltd. (SPF) board chairman John May said the fertilizer would be shared among farmers and cane growers in the island nation. The fertilizer company will work closely with the Sugar Cane Growers Council and the Sugar Research Institute of Fiji to determine farmers who would receive the donation. On March 3, 2010, a handover ceremony for 1,175 tons of chemical fertilizer was held with Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Han Zhiqiang and Fiji’s Minister of Primary Industries, Yokhetani Sokanasinga, signing the handover certificate.