Chinese Government provides $500,000 grant to support farmers affected by drought
Commitment amount
$ 762292.9609745254
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 762292.96
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Syria
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
According to a dataset of foreign-financed projects that Syria’s State Planning Commission (SPC) provided to UNDP Syria in May 2011, the Chinese Government provided a $500,000 grant to the Government of Syria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in 2008 to provide drought relief. The grant proceeds were to be used to purchase seeds and provide them to farmers for free. This project was reportedly started on January 1, 2008 and completed on December 31, 2008.
Additional details
The Arabic project title is مكافحة الجفاف.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Ministry of Agriculture of Syria [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Ministry of Agriculture of Syria [Government Agency]