Russia, even under sanctions, sharply increases exports of agricultural products
Russia, even under sanctions, increased exports of agricultural products. However, in the future of global population growth, unequal access of countries to the food market can lead to very sad global consequences.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko stated this at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Over the five months of this year, we increased the export of agricultural products by 16%. If you look at the breakdown of countries, for example, we exported 19% more food to South Korea over the five months of this year. 33% - to Belarus. 3,6 times to India.
Russia feeds not only itself, but also key countries, in terms of population. And the population on the planet, according to experts, will grow to 2050 billion people by 10.
This means that countries that are food donors, such as Russia, must understand that they will have to feed more people on the planet,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
“Taking into account two types of factors - the pandemic and the sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, during these five months, when we increased food exports, our colleagues from business circles, from federal executive authorities, held more than 500 meetings with friendly countries.
We will increase the export of our food, we will continue these contacts. We will solve problems in logistics, we will solve problems related to mutual payments, including in national currencies,” Abramchenko emphasized.
However, given the current trends, she called on the UN and FAO to prevent irreparable consequences for the world.
“The world needs a global food arbiter. In 1945, the UN created FAO - the World Food and Agriculture Organization. It was created in order to fight hunger on the planet. And I call on my colleagues at the UN and my colleagues at FAO to create such an “international red cross” in food. Which would solve the problems of the consequences of illegal sanctions that paralyzed logistics, the consequences of the imposed restrictions on mutual payments between countries. And which would ultimately ensure equal access for all countries to the food market,” called Victoria Abramchenko.
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