China donates food aid worth 8 million RMB to Lesotho

¥8M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Lesotho
Country	Lesotho
Start Date	Jan 19, 2012
End Date	Feb 12, 2032
Duration	7,329 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`30601`

Grant Description

On January 19, 2012, the Chinese government donated food commodities worth 8 million RMB to Lesotho to address food insecurity. The commodities included 738 metric tons of maize meal and 572 metric tons of corn soya blend.

The donation was handed over to the Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Mohlabi Tsekoa, by the Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho, Hu Dingxian, at a ceremony held at the Food Management Unit in Maseru. China donated an additional batch of food aid to Lesotho in October 2012 (Record ID#30591).

The other donation was distributed through the World Food Programme (WFP), but it is unclear whether this is also true for this January 2012 donation.

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China Donates M8 Million Worth of Food Aid to Lesotho
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