China donates 6,000 tonnes of rice as part of the emergency food aid project in Chad
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Chad
Sector
Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In September 2018, the governments of Chad and China signed an agreement facilitating the donation of 6,000 tonnes of rice from China to Chad during the summit of the forum on China-Africa cooperation. The food aid would be delivered to N'Djamena between 2019 and 2020. On July 12th, 2019, a handover ceremony for the project was held, with Ambassador Li Jinjin, Minister of Production, Irrigation and Agricultural Equipment Lydie Beassemda, and Director of the National Office of Food Security Harime Abdrahman being present at the ceremony. The donation, received in a warehouse in Chagoua, is intended for poor families and will be distributed throughout the territory.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Chad [Government Agency]