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Overview

Chinese Ministry of Commerce donates 80 million RMB worth of rice to Zimbabwe.

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,171,983
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 3, 2018
Start (actual)
May 24, 2019
End (actual)
May 24, 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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Zimbabwe Ministry of Public Service

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Commerce donates 80 million RMB worth of rice to Zimbabwe.

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 3, 2018, the Chinese Government signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Zimbabwe in the fields of economy and technology, agriculture, science and technology, and human resources development during President Emmerson Mnangawa's visit to China. Later that month, documents from Zimbabwe's Treasury revealed that the Chinese government granted RMB 80 million to Zimbabwe for rice aid following the presidential visit and that Zimbabwe was processing paperwork related to the transaction. On May 24, 2019 during a visit to Zimbabwe the Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming handed over a consignment of 10,165 tonnes of rice to the Zimbabwean government that was represented by Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare Minister Sekesai Nzenza. The rice donation was made to support Zimbabwean victims of Cyclone Idai.