Overview

China donates agricultural equipment to Tonga after cyclone

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•TongaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TongaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 23, 2018

Start (actual): May 23, 2018

End (actual): May 23, 2018

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Nuku'alofa, Tonga: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1082208696 Tonga Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries Government Office: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/733092243 (reportedly on this road)

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

People's Government of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Tonga Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries (Tonga

Loan description

China donates agricultural equipment to Tonga after cyclone

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 23, 2018, Wang Baodong, Chinese Ambassador to Tonga, and Hon. Semisi Fakahau, Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries signed the Handover Certificate of Donated Agricultural Equipment from Dongguan Municipality, Guandong Province of China to the Kingdom of Tonga. This batch of equipment is aimed to help the agriculture sector recover from the damages caused by Cyclone Gita and improve the livelihood of the Tongan people. The donation included 4 plow tractors and 50 chainsaws, which will help the Tonga Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries clear the trees which were uprooted from the cyclone. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.