China donates rice worth 10 million RMB to Cabo Verde

$10M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Cabo Verde
Country	Cabo Verde
Start Date	Jun 30, 2016
End Date	Feb 04, 2030
Duration	4,967 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`52963`

Grant Description

On April 25th, 2016, Chinese Ambassador to Cape Verde, Du Xiaofeng, pledged that Chinese government would provide emergency food aid of 10 million CNY of rice to Cape Verde against food shortage crisis. Grain production was reduced in Cape Verde due to drought caused by El Nino.

On June 30th 2016, the Chinese Ambassador and Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs signed a protocol marking official commitment to this project. On November 25th, 2016, 1,245 tons or 24,900 bags of rice were officially handed over to Cabo Verde.

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