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EU Has Blocked Donation Of 23,000 Tonnes Of Fertiliser From Russia To Zimbabwe

1 year agoSun, 29 Oct 2023 06:14:17 GMT
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EU Has Blocked Donation Of 23,000 Tonnes Of Fertiliser From Russia To Zimbabwe

Around 23,000 tonnes of fertiliser donated to Zimbabwe by Russia have been blocked by the European Union (EU) due to its agricultural export blockade on Russia. This blockade was implemented in response to the conflict in Ukraine, The Sunday Mail reported. Last year, several developing countries, including Zimbabwe, were supposed to receive a share of 260,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Russia’s Uralchem-Uralkali for free. Malawi and Kenya have already received their share through the United Nations World Food Programme, but Zimbabwe and Nigeria have not due to the EU’s tightening blockade.

The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia, including prohibiting the export of fertiliser, in an attempt to pressure Moscow into resolving its conflict with Ukraine. However, Russia argues that blocking the export of fertiliser to countries in need is hypocritical and goes against the EU’s claim that sanctions do not apply to Russian fertiliser and food exports. Russian exporters also face obstacles and high fees due to the sanctions. In a statement last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said 96,000 tonnes of fertiliser are currently stuck in EU ports. Read the statement in part:

As part of the Russia-UN Memorandum on September 7, 2022 . . . Russia took the initiative to send 262 000 tonnes of mineral fertilisers blocked in the ports of Latvia, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands as humanitarian aid to the poorest countries . . . Since then, however, only two deliveries have been completed.

The release of three other planned shipments — to Nigeria (34 000 tonnes), Zimbabwe (23 000 tonnes) and Sri Lanka (55 000 tonnes) — has been stalled, despite the fact that all preparatory procedures have been completed.

Russia is unable to pay for services after being cut off from the SWIFT interbank messaging system, and it claims that the blockade of Russian produce at EU ports is illegal. The fertiliser blockade has also affected the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal between Russia and Ukraine, which aimed to facilitate the delivery of Ukrainian grain to world markets in exchange for removing Western barriers on Russian agricultural exports.

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Russia is a major global producer of fertiliser, accounting for a significant portion of global exports of potash, ammonia, and urea. The situation highlights the ongoing tensions and consequences of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the impact of international sanctions on agricultural trade.

The blockade will likely affect Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector considering that the southern African country does not produce enough fertiliser on its own. In Zimbabwe, there are several fertiliser-producing companies, including Windmill, Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company (ZFC), Sable Chemical Industries, and Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries (ZimPhos). Windmill is known for producing compound fertilisers with a capacity of approximately 50,000 metric tonnes per year. ZFC is a leading manufacturer of compound fertilisers, ammonium nitrate, and urea, with a production capacity of over 100,000 metric tonnes annually. Sable Chemical Industries specializes in ammonium nitrate production, with a capacity of around 240,000 metric tonnes per year. ZimPhos is involved in the manufacture of phosphate-based fertilisers, but the combined output falls short of the required amounts. 

Due to this shortfall in fertiliser production, the government of Zimbabwe has allowed the importation of fertilisers to meet the required amounts. This decision was made to reduce input costs and boost grain production ahead of a farming season that may be affected by adverse El Nino weather conditions. The high prices of fertilisers in the past two years, caused by natural gas price increases and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, have made it difficult for farmers in Zimbabwe. Therefore, the government suspended import duties on nitrogenous fertiliser this October and will allow the duty-free import of up to 250,000 metric tons of urea and ammonium nitrate. Despite recent improvements in maize production, food insecurity remains a challenge in Zimbabwe, and many households still rely on aid for their food needs.

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Anonymous · 1 year ago
tshaka de zulu · 1 year ago
China ichatipa fertilizer hobho futi.
Annemarie · 1 year ago
Asi .mahelicopter akauya wani
gumlaz · 1 year ago
hantie Makati hamuchadi ma dhona muchiti vakushandiswa nenyika dzevachena kubatsira opposition kuti vapidigure hurumende yezanu Saka ndezvip apa manje muchaita sei nhai mukuruwe
PROSPER DUBE · 1 year ago
Zim shld scale up fertilizer production
doug · 1 year ago
This is eye opening to how what is termed humanitarian aid is managed between the East and West. From reading and from seeing what goes on it looks like Western aid is organised through Non Governmental Organisations from the donor to the final recipient with infrastructure and resources for its movement, including human resources for the management, distribution, and monitoring the effectiveness. Governments can stop and start or limit the aid by giving instructions to the NGOs. During the life of the aid process, a lot of comfortable paying jobs are created. When the particular aid is no longer necessary, the country is left with the buildings and vehicles and people with skills that can be used locally and internationally. Aid from the Eastern countries is usually from a leader of a country to a leader of the countries receiving and the donor country or leader has to use its government infrastructure and resources for distribution. At the discretion of the leader, as the donation is more of a friendship gesture, distribution can be to a party or the general citizens. The donating leader or country does not care what happens or about the efficiency or effectiveness of the aid. However, some of the Eastern countries like Japan and India channel their aid through the United Nations who they work with.
Anonymous · 1 year ago
A country of beggars ,
alarmed · 1 year ago
so you mean Russia does not have cappability to move its vessels without hinderance
USA · 1 year ago
we will sink them
maparamuro · 1 year ago
The west does not stand for human right has never and will never. The west is concerned with it's economic and geopolitical interests not human rights. Israel is butchering Palestinians like pigs with all the support of USA and EU. When others propose humanitarian ceasefire, the USA vetoes it, they want the Palestinians exterminated. USA has even sent military personnel to assist Israel exterminate the Palestinians, they have actually blocked aid from going into Gaza, there is no water, no food no medicines and you hear someone praise the apartheid system of Israel supported by the west. The fertiliser is a donation for crying out loud, how does a normal thinking person block aid and donations and then claim to have the interests of the intended recipients at heart?
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@mamparamuro · 1 year ago
Mampara diarrhea 😂. Hope your hamas friends get slaughtered like pig's. Oink oink.
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ · 1 year ago
takuzviziva ikozvino kare zvaitombotinetsa nw takuziva kut we have people with fecal matter instead of human brain mumusoro umu in our midst. kana chauri kunyinurira ndachishaya.
propaganda · 1 year ago
I will not take this serious, surely Russia wanting to donate fertilizer to Zim and blocked by EU?
Shadows · 1 year ago
Sanctions affect the poor. Pasi nemasanctions. Bba vakanaka vanoenda kunotsvagira mhuri yavo, kna vawana vopa vana kuti vasaite nzara. Mwana benzi anoshora bba vake vanomupa chekudya achit ndechekukumbira.
Gestapo · 1 year ago
Haunà nyadzi sei...baba vakakwana vane musha une mombe, magejo, labour nemadhiga hobho vanozonopemha sei unless vachigara vakarohwa nekachasu. Pauri ipapo you're only a "shadow" of your God given potential yet you continue to praise the crumbs off the masters table.
🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 1 year ago
Mwana hafaniri kushora zvaitwa na baba, ukave ne mwana akadero I bastard enda naye kuDna test Tinashe Mugabe ndoku basa kwake
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Zvemahara zvavakuitwa kunge zvavo,kunyebera vanhu.kuda kuita kunge murigona imi muchitopemha.zvino muchaitasei,vanhu muchavati Kudii.munosvikepi nazvo izvi.
doug · 1 year ago
So that was Russian humanitarian aid to what they consider to be the poorest countries, and Zimbabwe is one those! Why do they consider us the poorest, and they sign agreements with us to mine precious minerals? Where do they see poverty in us?
chips · 1 year ago
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vhito · 1 year ago
heyaa ndosaka presidential wat wat isna zvakakwana nhai maipuhwawo imii mochiita knge ndimii murii kupaa.sakai kupaa zitaa iro kda kubata vanoshayaa
g · 1 year ago
Saka muchaita sei
Tk · 1 year ago
Kkkkkkk huyamuone
🌚🌚🌚🌚🇱🇷🇺🇦 · 1 year ago
kkkkkkk **** of propaganda
Anonymous · 1 year ago
zvarava , huyaimuone rava mukwava, rasvava

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