Overview

Chinese Government donates 5,000 tons of rice worth RMB 20 million

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,083,376

Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•MadagascarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MadagascarSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 30, 2004

Start (actual): Feb 17, 2005

End (actual): Feb 17, 2005

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Madagascar

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 5,000 tons of rice worth RMB 20 million

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In September 2004, the Chinese Government agreed to donate a 5,000 tons of rice to the Government of Madagascar worth RMB 20 million. Then, on February 17, 2005, a handover ceremony was held in Madagascar for the donation. The ceremony was held in Antananarivo by China’s Ambassador to Madagascar Li Shuli and Malagasy Industrialization, Commercial, and Private Sector Development Minister Andrianari Song. The rice was donated in response to a series of hurricanes that took place in 2004. These extreme weather events severely affected agricultural production, which resulted in shortage of rice and a doubling of prices.