Overview

China provides drones to Pakistan for fight against locust infestation (Iinked to #95407 and #95634)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$100,183

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 23, 2020

Start (actual): Jul 23, 2020

End (actual): Jul 23, 2020

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

China Ministry of Agriculture

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security and Research

Loan description

China provides drones to Pakistan for fight against locust infestation (Iinked to #95407 and #95634)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 23, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs donated 12 DJI Agras T16 drones to the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing. At the handover ceremony were Ahmed Farooq, Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy, Ms. Ma Hongtao, Counsel, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and Yasha Chen, Head of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. The drones were to go towards Pakistan's efforts to eradicate desert locusts. The drones were valued at RMB 670,000. This donation is part of a series of efforts made by the Chinese government to help fight a severe locust infestation that affected Pakistan in 2020. See projects #95407 and #95634 for more.