Overview

China donates 3,200 tons of rice for school canteen project in Benin

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,924,201

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•BeninSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Start (actual): Jan 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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Benin Ministry of Planning and Development
Government of Benin

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan description

China donates 3,200 tons of rice for school canteen project in Benin

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2016, China, Benin, and the World Food Program launched the "school canteen" project (also known as "学校食堂"). According to "彭惊涛大使赴贝宁塞奥—龚吉村小学考察粮援项目," through June 2019, over 3,200 tons of rice (worth 30 million RMB) had been donated. As of November, 2019, the program was serving 51% of primary and middle school children in Benin and 1,750 different schools. Both the World Food Administration and the Benin Ministry of Planning and Development helped in distributing the lunches.