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Chinese Government donates 800,000 tons of rice in 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$327,059,621
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2020
Start (planned)
Jun 1, 2019

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 Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of North Korea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 800,000 tons of rice in 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In June 2019, the Chinese Government reportedly agreed to donate 800,000 tons of rice to the Government of North Korea. No information is available on whether, when, or how this commitment was implemented.

Staff comments

1. To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($317,000,000), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in June 2019 ($396.25) and multiplies it by 800,000 tons.