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Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 25 million grant for Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project (Linked to Record ID#49129 and #65824)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,294,982
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•FijiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•FijiSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 16, 2012
Start (actual)
Dec 1, 2013
End (actual)
Dec 1, 2016

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 Fiji

Loan description

Chinese Government provides RMB 25 million grant for Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project (Linked to Record ID#49129 and #65824)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In April 2012, China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming and interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama signed letters of exchange, committing RMB 25 million of grant funding for the Vanua Levu Rice Industry Development Project. The Chinese Government also agreed to dispatch eight technical experts to conduct a feasibility study for the project. The purpose of the project was to develop Fiji’s rice industry on the island of Vanua Levu. The project commenced in December 2013 and concluded in December 2016. No additional details could be identified.