China provides drones to Pakistan for fight against locust infestation (Iinked to #95407 and #95634)
Commitment amount
$ 108446.49153616771
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 108446.49
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Agriculture [Government Agency]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security and Research [Government Agency]