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Chinese Government donates 5,000 tons of rice to Burkina Faso worth RMB 50 million

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$7,557,889
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Burkina FasoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Burkina FasoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 5, 2019
Start (actual)
Jan 5, 2019
End (actual)
Jan 5, 2019

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 Burkina Faso

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 5,000 tons of rice to Burkina Faso worth RMB 50 million

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 5, 2019, the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, presided over a handover ceremony for 5,000 tons of rice (worth RMB 50 million) that the Chinese Government donated to the Government of Burkina Faso. The donation was intended to help the Government of Burkina Faso address food shortages.

Staff comments

On January 5, 2019, the Chinese Government also donated 10 pickup vehicles (see Record ID#60133) and RMB 2 million to Burkina Faso's armed forces (see Record ID#88763).