Overview

China donates 6300 tons of rice to Sierra Leone

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Jul 12, 2017

End (actual): Jul 12, 2017

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

Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Loan description

China donates 6300 tons of rice to Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 12 July 2017, the first batch of 6,300 tons of rice was delivered to Sierra Leone. The first batch was 2,750 tons of rice and the handover certificate was signed by Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma and Wu Peng, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone in Freetown. According to the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office, the second and the third batches will arrive in November 2017 and January 2018, respectively.