Project ID: 60209

Chinese Government provides $104.9 million loan for construction of food research station

Commitment amount

$ 129075770.0668642

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 129075770.07

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Uganda

Sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)

Flow type

Loan

Level of public liability

Central government debt

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

Vague (Official Finance) (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

Implementation (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2011-01-01

Actual start

2012-01-13

Geography

Description

In 2011, the Chinese Government provided a $104,949,874.69 loan to the Government of Uganda for the construction of food research station (or food research facility) in Kabanyoro in Wakiso District. The objective of the facility is to provide access to nutritional information and production techniques to provide the people of Uganda with better nutrition. As of April 7, 2020, the Aid Management Platform (AMP) of the Government of Uganda's Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development recorded total disbursements through this loan as amounting to $50,116,650.84 (or 48% of the original loan commitment amount).

Additional details

1. This project appears to have supported Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo (Muarick). However, this issue requires further investigation. 2. This project has been coded with a Project Status of 'Implementation' because, as of 4/7/2020, the project status was marked as "Ongoing" in the aid management platform maintained by Uganda's Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development. 3. The face value of the loan seems high, given the nature of the project that it purportedly financed. This issue merits further investigation.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

7

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Uganda [Government Agency]

Uganda Ministry of Finance [Government Agency]

Loan Details

Bilateral loan

Investment project loan