China donates agricultural equipment to Tonga after cyclone
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
People's Government of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province [Government Agency]
Recipient
Tonga
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
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.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Tonga Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries (Tonga [Government Agency]