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Vita vya Urusi na Ukraine vimeleta matokeo mabaya kwa nchi za Afrika ambazo zina-import bidhaa kutoka nchi hizo. Na sasa baadhi ya nchi tayari zimeshakumbwa na njaa huku kilimo kikiwa kinachechemea.
Baraza la Umoja wa Ulaya limependekeza kuzuia Afrika kununua mbolea kutoka Urusi ikiwa ni moja ya hatua ya kumfungia zaidi Rais Putin.
Hali hii inaweza kuleta ugumu zaidi kwa mataifa ya Afrika ambayo kilimo chake bado hakijawa vizuri.
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In an attempt to encourage African nations to stop buying Russian fertilizer, the European Union developed a working plan that would help then develop their own fertilizer plants.
The draft, dated June 15 and prepared by aides of European Council President Charles Michel, was to be presented at a summit of EU leaders last week, however the EU Commission then "explicitly opposed the text," warning that supporting fertilizer production in developing nations was incompatible with their 'green' initiatives.
According to Reuters, the original text of the draft conclusions from the June 23-24 summit, the EU executive commission is urged to devise a plan "to support the development of fertiliser manufacturing capacity and alternatives in developing countries".
The Commission, however, urged governments to change the text so that it would only promote alternatives to fertilizers - or a more efficient use of fertilizers, as manufacturing it themselves would be "inconsistent with the EU energy and environment policies."
Higher fertilizer prices have been putting upward pressure on food prices worldwide, as farmers cut back on nutrients for their crops, resulting in lower yields.
Baraza la Umoja wa Ulaya limependekeza kuzuia Afrika kununua mbolea kutoka Urusi ikiwa ni moja ya hatua ya kumfungia zaidi Rais Putin.
Hali hii inaweza kuleta ugumu zaidi kwa mataifa ya Afrika ambayo kilimo chake bado hakijawa vizuri.
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In an attempt to encourage African nations to stop buying Russian fertilizer, the European Union developed a working plan that would help then develop their own fertilizer plants.
The draft, dated June 15 and prepared by aides of European Council President Charles Michel, was to be presented at a summit of EU leaders last week, however the EU Commission then "explicitly opposed the text," warning that supporting fertilizer production in developing nations was incompatible with their 'green' initiatives.
According to Reuters, the original text of the draft conclusions from the June 23-24 summit, the EU executive commission is urged to devise a plan "to support the development of fertiliser manufacturing capacity and alternatives in developing countries".
The Commission, however, urged governments to change the text so that it would only promote alternatives to fertilizers - or a more efficient use of fertilizers, as manufacturing it themselves would be "inconsistent with the EU energy and environment policies."
Higher fertilizer prices have been putting upward pressure on food prices worldwide, as farmers cut back on nutrients for their crops, resulting in lower yields.
"Many people will not use fertilizers at all, and this as a result, lowers the quality of the production and the production itself, and slowly, slowly at one point, they won't be able to farm their land because there will be no income," said Greek farmer Dimitris Filis, who grows olives oranges and lemons, adding "you have to search to find" ammonium nitrate, while the cost of fertilizing a 25-acre olive grove has doubled.
