Chinese Government donates 4,500 metric tons of yellow maize worth USD $500,000 to Zimbabwe in 2003 (linked to Record ID#18334)

$500K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2003
End Date	Jul 28, 2030
Duration	10,070 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`16867`

Grant Description

On 10 January, 2003, the Chinese Government donated 4,500 tonnes of yellow maize to the Government of Zimbabwe. The purpose of the donation — valued at USD $500,000 — was to help those affected by drought.

The donation was officially handed over from China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Hou Qingru, to Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement, Commander Joseph Made. This project is completed.

In 2006, the Chinese Government donated an additional 3,000 tonnes of maize to those in drought stricken regions of Zimbabwe, which is recorded in the linked Record ID#18334..

📚 Sources & References

China Donates Maize to Zimbabwe.
China pledges more aid for Zimbabwe
China to Give $275m for Health
Agriculture.
Statement by H.E. Chinese Ambassador Huang Ping On Emergence Food Assistance to Zimbabwe At the Second Multi-Stakeholder Consultative Meeting Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.