Project ID: 793

China grants $1.47 million USD in food aid to Guinea-Bissau

Commitment amount

$ 1916461.071

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Guinea-Bissau

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2009

Description

During a 'whistle-stop' visit to Guinea-Bissau on September 21, 2009, Chinese Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Zhai Jun met with Bissau-Guinean Defence Minister Artur Silva. The pair signed agreements on the enhancement of technical co-operation and support for food sufficiency. The Chinese government gave Guinea-Bissau US$1.47 million in food aid. US$8.32 million in financial aid was also granted to Guinea-Bissau during this visit (see Project ID# 794). No information regarding the disbursement of the food aid could be found.

Number of official sources

0

Number of unofficial sources

1

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Guinea-Bissau [Government Agency]