Chinese Government donates 2,000 tons of maize (Linked to Record ID#55530, #30598, #55532)

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Lesotho
Country	Lesotho
Start Date	Jan 01, 2004
End Date	Oct 29, 2031
Duration	10,163 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`55533`

Grant Description

In April 2004, the Government of Lesotho received an RMB 20 million grant from the Chinese Government in the form of an ETCA (captured in #55532).

Some of these funds were used to to facilitate the acquisition of 2,000 tons of yellow maize in response to a drought-induced famine across Lesotho, which began in 2002 and lasted until 2004. Then, on June 24, 2004, a Chinese Embassy official signed a contract committing to supply the maize within two months.

However, the maize was ultimately delivered on December 31, 2004. The Chinese Government also made maize donations in 2002 and 2003, which are captured in #55530 and #30598.

📚 Sources & References

China Donated 2,000 Metric Tons of Yellow Maize to Lesotho
中国向莱索托提供2000吨玉米援助
中国援莱索托2000吨玉米签署供货合同
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