Project ID: 55533

Chinese Government donates 2,000 tons of maize (Linked to #55530, #30598, #55532)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [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

2004-01-01

Actual start

2004-12-31

Actual complete

2004-12-31

Description

In April 2004, the Government of Lesotho received an RMB 20 million grant from the Chinese Government in the form of an ETCA (captured in #55532). Some of these funds were used to to facilitate the acquisition of 2,000 tons of yellow maize in response to a drought-induced famine across Lesotho, which began in 2002 and lasted until 2004. Then, on June 24, 2004, a Chinese Embassy official signed a contract committing to supply the maize within two months. However, the maize was ultimately delivered on December 31, 2004. The Chinese Government also made maize donations in 2002 and 2003, which are captured in #55530 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]