Zimbabwe Receives Fertilizers From Russia.
A shipment of 23 tons of fertilizers from Russia is on its way to Zimbabwe, as part of the 300-ton donation that Uralchem, a Russian group, made to several African countries.
According to the financial information agency Bloomberg, the shipment of 23 thousand tons will go from Riga, in Latvia, to Beira, in Mozambique, and then be transferred to Harare, as part of a partnership with the United Nations to combat hunger in global level.
“From Beira, the fertilizers will be transported overland to Zimbabwe, in a shipment containing potash and NKPS fertilizers, and which is facilitated by the United Nations World Food Programme, which chartered a ship to transport this shipment.”
Bloomerg writes, citing a statement from the Russian group Uralchem, the fertilizer producer.
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies, and leads an impoverished country with a lack of fertilizers to promote the planting season, which began in October and runs until March.
Uralchem, which owns the fertilizers, says it has already sent around 100 tonnes of fertilizers to Africa, with more than 77 tonnes being loaded at European Union ports to countries such as Malawi or Kenya.
“As a leading supplier of mineral fertilizers to international markets, including Africa, and a company whose noble mission is to create a world without poverty, we have an exceptional role to play in doing whatever it takes to ensure food security in the parts of the world where people may face food shortages.”
Uralchem Executive Chairman Dmitry Konyaev said.
The African continent was severely affected following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, two of the main suppliers of agricultural fertilizers to Africa, a continent where agriculture represents the largest economic activity and the livelihood of the majority of the population.
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