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Chinese Government donates 5,404 tons of rice in 2018

$2.2M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Syria
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	Jun 24, 2028
Duration	3,827 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64977`

Grant Description

In 2017, the Chinese Government agreed to donate a total of 5,504 tons of rice to Syria. The estimated monetary value of the donation is $2,196,481.28. The rice was to be delivered in batches of 1,000 to 1,200 tons. The first batch of 1,000 tons of rice was delivered to the city of Latakia on November 20, 2017.

The last batch of rice was delivered on February 27, 2018. The food came as a form of aid in response to poor conditions in the country due to the ongoing war.

📋 Staff Comments

To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($2,196,481.28), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in 2017 ($399.07) and multiplies it by 5,504 tons.
The Arabic project title is 5504 أطنان من مادة الأرز.

📚 Sources & References

齐前进大使在拉塔基亚出席紧急粮食援助交接仪式
China delivers 1,000 tons of rice to Syria in food aid
齐前进大使与叙利亚常务副外长米格达德签署援助项目交接证书, 1000 tons of rice, offered from China, arrives in Lattakia
China's humanitarian aid arrives in Syria
China delivers 1,000 tons of rice to Syria in food aid
China delivers 1,000 tons of rice to Syria in food aid
China has completed delivery of 5,404 tons of rice to Syria under the Belt and Road Initiative food aid plan, as the humanitarian situation worsens in the war-torn country. Chinese Ambassador to Syria Qi Qianjin and Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad on Tuesday signed documents marking the handover of the deliveries at a ceremony in Damascus.
China provides a financial grant of $14 million to Syria, الصين تسلم مستشفى حكوميا في سوريا أجهزة طبية لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة
Global price of Rice
Thailand 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.