Chinese Government donates 4,500 tons of yellow maize to Zambia for famine relief

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2002
End Date	Aug 12, 2029
Duration	10,085 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2127`

Grant Description

On August 6, 2002, the Chinese Government agreed to donate 4,500 tons of yellow maize to the Government of Zambia to alleviate famine. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. The purpose of this donation was to help the Zambian authorities deal with a shortfall of about 175,000 tons of maize.

The maize was officially delivered and handed over to the authorities on September 16, 2003.

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http://www.gene.ch/genet/2003/Sep/msg00069.html
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