Overview

China provides K200 million in agricultural assistance to Malawi in November 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$230,928

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•MalawiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalawiSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 26, 2021

Start (actual): Nov 26, 2021

End (actual): Nov 26, 2021

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 Malawi

Loan description

China provides K200 million in agricultural assistance to Malawi in November 2021

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 26, 2021, the Chinese government provided K200 million in agriculture assistance to Malawi. The donation took place at a handover ceremony in the Calunbo area of Lilongwe. The donation will be used to support Malawi in its construction of a rural area, green greenhouses, and the cultivation of vegetables. The donation is also an effort to relieve the Malawian people of poverty. Liu Hongyang, Ambassador to Malawi, Malaysian Minister of Agriculture, Robin Lowe, and former Malaysian President Joyce Banda attended the ceremony and delivered speeches respectively. The China Agricultural Expert Group, President Ma's Village Transformation Advisor, Malaysian Parliamentarians, local government officials, traditional leaders, and villagers' representatives participated in the event.