Chinese Government provides $500,000 grant for provision of 4,000 tons of soybeans

¥500K RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2007
End Date	Mar 18, 2032
Duration	9,208 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`20311`

Grant Description

In 2007, the Chinese Government provided a $500,000 food assistance grant to the Government of Zimbabwe.

The donation consisted of 4,000 tons of soybeans, which were intended to alleviate food shortages caused by droughts in Zimbabwe. The donation was also thought to boost the production of Olivine Industries, a vegetable oil producer in Zimbabwe.

The donation was officially delivered on June 30, 2009 at a ceremony attended by China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Yuan Nansheng, to Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Tendai Biti.

The increased level of vegetable oil production was hoped to help meet the requirements of Zimbabwe's Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP).

📚 Sources & References

Zimbabwe treasures China's help in difficult times, http://www.soyatech.com/news_story.php?id=14508, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=BBCAPP0020090630e56u003s5&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from=
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.