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China hands over 4,000 tons of rice to Namibia

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2017-04-05 09:56Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping ECNS App Download
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming (L) and Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sign documents at a handover ceremony of Chinese rice in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2017. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming (L) and Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sign documents at a handover ceremony of Chinese rice in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2017. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

China on Tuesday officially handed over 4,000 metric tons of rice to Namibia in Windhoek as part of assistance towards drought relief.

The handover was officiated by visiting Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming and Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

Nandi-Ndaitwah said the drought in Namibia left more than 595,000 people directly or indirectly affected and President Hage Geingob had declared the drought a national emergency.

"This donation we are witnessing is in fact a symbolic one as the large quantity of food is already delivered to the regions and the intended beneficiaries, which is the purpose of the donation," Nandi-Ndaitwah said.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Namibia's resilience could be strengthened through international cooperation, such as with agricultural projects, and Namibia could learn from Chinese expertise in order to become self-sustainable in food security.

  

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