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Overview

Chinese Government donates 2,734 tons of rice to Gambia in 2019

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,108,959
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•GambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GambiaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
Start (actual)
Jan 17, 2019
End (actual)
Feb 18, 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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Gambia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Gambia

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 2,734 tons of rice to Gambia in 2019

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In September 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of The Gambia signed an exchange of letters regarding a donation of 2,734 tons of rice. The estimated monetary value of the donation is $1,102,020.72.. The Chinese Government subsequently shipped 2,734 metric tons of rice as emergency humanitarian aid to the Republic of The Gambia. The two batches of rice (produced between October and December 2018) arrived at the Port of Banjul on January 7, 2019 and February 18, 2019, respectively. A handover ceremony for the donation was help on April 5, 2019, at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador Ma Jianchun and Minister of Agriculture Fabry signed the certificate of food aid handover. All of the dispatched rice was parboiled, characterized by high nutrition and long shelf life. Under the proper conditions, the safe consumption period for the rice was at least 9 months from the date of production.

Staff comments

To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($1,102,020.72), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in 2018 ($403.08) and multiplies it by 2,734 tons.