Chinese Government donates 1500 tons of rice to feed soldiers in September 2020

$716.7K USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Start Date	Jan 01, 2020
End Date	Oct 07, 2031
Duration	4,297 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`97778`

Grant Description

On September 17, 2020, the Chinese Government delivered a donation of 1500 tons of rice (with an estimated monetary value of $716,745) to South Sudan’s National Transitional Committee (NTC) in order to feed tens of thousands of soldiers assembled in various cantonment sites across the country.

Stephen Pal, South Sudan’s Minister of Peace Building, said at the handover ceremony that the Chinese assistance would speed up the unification of the joint military force.

📋 Staff Comments

1. To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($716,745), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in 2020 ($477.83) and multiplies it by 1,500 tons.

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