Russian company helps African countries fight hunger
UralChim reports on the shipment of Russian fertilizer to Zimbabwe. The fertilizer company wants to donate a total of 300,000 tons of fertilizer to African countries. “We look forward to seeing farmers in Zimbabwe receive our fertilizer.”
More than 23,000 tons of potash and complete fertilizer were loaded onto the ship in the ports of Riga in Latvia and Ghent in Belgium bound for Zimbabwe. The cargo is intended for humanitarian purposes, the press service of the UralChim group said on Monday.
UralChim, one of the largest fertilizer producers in Russia and the world, said the ship had begun its journey to the port of Beira in Mozambique. The fertilizers are then transported overland to Zimbabwe.
“As one of the main suppliers of mineral fertilizers to the international market, including Africa, and as a company whose proud goal is to create a world without hunger, we see our extraordinary mission as doing everything we can to… “To ensure food security in those parts of the world where people suffer from food shortages. We look forward to seeing farmers in Zimbabwe receive our fertilizers, use them properly and possibly reap a bountiful harvest,” said Dmitry Konyayev, the Chairman of the Board of UralChim.
This is the fourth free shipment of fertilizer that UralChim has sent to Africa. The company has donated over 100,000 tons of fertilizer to Africa and more than 77,000 tons have already been shipped to Malawi, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
The aim of the initiative is to counteract the global food crisis and prevent crop failures. According to the company’s press release, UralChim Group has committed to donating 300,000 tons of mineral fertilizers to developing countries. As stated on the company’s website, the company is responding to the UN’s second goal for sustainable development in the world: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.”
Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has announced that six food-insecure African countries (Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Mali and the Central African Republic) will also receive up to 200,000 tons of grain by the end of the year. Somalia received the first shipment of these on November 30th.