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China donates 930 tons of wheat flour and 1,450 tons of fertilizer to El Salvador in November 2022 (linked to Record ID#97695)

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•El SalvadorDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•El SalvadorSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 11, 2022
Start (actual)
Nov 11, 2022
End (actual)
Nov 11, 2022

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 El Salvador

Loan description

China donates 930 tons of wheat flour and 1,450 tons of fertilizer to El Salvador in November 2022 (linked to Record ID#97695)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 9, 2022, the Chinese Government donated 930 tons of wheat flour and 1,450 tons of fertilizer to El Salvador as emergency aid in response to the global food and fertilizer supply crisis, exacerbated by COVID-19 and the supply chain crisis. The donation is intended to help stabilize food and fertilizer supplies in El Salvador and support local agricultural production.The handover ceremony was held in San Juan Opico, attended by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Chinese Ambassador to El Salvador Ou Jianhong. The monetary value of the donation is unknown. The Chinese government also donated USD 100,000 worth of food, hygiene, and personal care items to El Salvador in the wake of Hurricane Julia (linked to Record ID#97695).

Staff comments

1. This project is linked to Record ID#97695, as the Chinese government also donated wheat flour and fertilizer to those in El Salvador affected by the hurricane in October 2022.