Overview

China donates 50,000 liters of pesticides to Pakistan to eradicate locusts

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: Mar 9, 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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Pakistan

Loan desecription

China donates 50,000 liters of pesticides to Pakistan to eradicate locusts

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 9, 2020, 50,000 liters of pesticides and 14 spray machines arrived at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi aboard a China eastern plane that left from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport. 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.