Overview

Chinese Government donates 5,547 tons of rice worth RMB 50 million (Linked to Record ID#58654)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,207,002

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•NigerDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NigerSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Start (actual): Mar 20, 2017

End (actual): Mar 20, 2017

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 Niger

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Niger

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 5,547 tons of rice worth RMB 50 million (Linked to Record ID#58654)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 20 March 2017, the Chinese Government officially donated 5,547 tons of rice (valued at 50 million RMB) to the Government of Niger. According to french.people.cn article, this donation was committed in 2016 under a Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (umbrella Record ID#58654). This donation supported the President's Nigeriens Feed Nigeriens initiative designed to address Niger's 2015 deficit crop, regional conflict, and on-going refugee crisis. According to the official distribution plan, 55,470 households (nearly 400,000 people) in 8 regions across Niger will receive a portion of this emergency food aid.