Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government donates 5400 tons of rice worth RMB 50 million to Zimbabwe in 2015

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2014
End Date	Feb 10, 2027
Duration	4,788 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`53056`

Grant Description

In 2014, the governments of China and Zimbabwe signed an RMB 50 million grant agreement for the provision of rice assistance. Then, on 16 March, 2015, the Chinese Government officially delivered 5,400 tons of rice to the Government of Zimbabwe. The donated rice was earmarked for Zimbabwean orphans and disabled persons.

The handover ceremony took place in the Grain Marketing Board Aspindale Depot at Harare.

Charge d’Affaires Cui Chun and Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare Mupfumira signed the acceptance certificate on behalf of their respective governments.

Charge d’Affaires, Cui Chun, stated at the ceremony that the donation represented the Chinese Government's willingness to support Zimbabwe in its efforts to increase food production and attain food security. This project is completed.

📋 Staff Comments

The Southern Eye source states that the 2015 donation was worth 'more than USD $8 million,' which is equivalent to the RMB 50 million worth of rice promised in 2014, which is why these commitments are coded as the same project.

📚 Sources & References

Charge d'Affaires Cui ChunAttended the Handover Ceremony of Rice Donated by the Chinese Government
Charge d'Affaires Cui ChunAttended the Handover Ceremony of Rice Donated by the Chinese Government
China donates rice to Zimbabwe to alleviate food shortages
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.