China pledges to donate 5,000 tons of food aid to Zimbabwe

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	Jan 02, 2008
End Date	Jul 19, 2032
Duration	8,965 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`19868`

Grant Description

On January 3, 2008, the Chinese Government agreed to send 5,000 tons of food aid to Zimbabwe to help with a food shortage in the country. A crop assessment after the 2007 harvest indicated that the country had roughly a 1 million ton shortfall. It is unclear whether or not or when the shipment arrived in Zimbabwe.

However, this pledge may have been fulfilled when the Chinese Government provided $5 million to the World Food Program in May 2008 to support its food aid delivery efforts in Zimbabwe (see Record ID#62137).

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Zim-China Set to Increase Trade
China's Five Thousand Tons Food Aid to Zimbabwe, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7170374.stm, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=AFNWS00020080103e413000ei&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from= 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.