Russia is ready to start free grain deliveries to Africa in the coming months - Putin

According to the President of the Russian Federation, Africa in the future can become an exporter of various types of food Russia is ready in the next three to four months to supply free of charge to a number of African countries - Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic, Eritrea - 25-50 thousand tons of grain each, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a plenary meeting of the economic and humanitarian Forum "Russia - Africa". “We will also provide free delivery of these products to consumers,” Putin added. According to him, the Russian Federation, despite sanctions that hinder the supply of domestic food, exported almost 10 million tons of grain to African countries in the first half of this year, while for the whole of 2022, exports amounted to 11.5 million tons. to global food security and is a solid, responsible international supplier of agricultural products,” Vladimir Putin emphasized, noting that Russia’s share in the world wheat market is ...