Project ID: 55530

Chinese Government donates 2,000 tons of maize (Linked to #30598, #55533)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Lesotho

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2003-01-01

Actual start

2003-04-17

Actual complete

2003-04-17

Description

In March 2003, a shipment of 88 containers filled with 2,000 tons of yellow maize corn arrived in Lesotho. This shipment was a gift from the Chinese Government. It was officially handed over to the Government of Lesotho on April 17, 2003. This donation provide 50 kg of corn to 40,000 families suffering from famine caused by severe droughts, which took place between 2002 and 2004. The Chinese Government also made maize donations in 2002 and 2004, which are captured in #55533 and #30598.

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Lesotho [Government Agency]