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Overview

Chinese Government grants Cook Islands NZ $1.5 million for Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,271,534
Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•Cook IslandsDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Cook IslandsSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2013
Start (actual)
Oct 22, 2015
End (actual)
Oct 22, 2015

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 Cook Islands

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Shandong Foton Heavy Industries

Loan description

Chinese Government grants Cook Islands NZ $1.5 million for Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2013, China granted the Cook Islands NZ $1.5 million for the Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment Project. The project is part of the Cook Islands Government initiative to "revitalize agricultural production......in an effort to reduce importation of products and increase self-reliance and increase economic empowerment, especially in the Outer Islands". Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry Corporation won the contract to supply 60 agricultural and construction machinery to the Cook Islands. According to "Cooks Receive $1.5M Chinese Ag Machinery Gift," letters of exchange and a handover ceremony for the equipment was held on October 22, 2015, and "All machines apart from one, which will be used by the Ministry of Agriculture, will go to the Pa Enua (Outer Islands)."