MOSCOW, Jul 13 Discriminatory policies of Western countries will only exacerbate the problem of hunger and food security in the world, Russia continues to supply food and fertilizer, although sanctions against her and disrupted the usual course of things, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramenko said in her telegram channel.
Between 691 million and 783 million people worldwide faced hunger in 2022, up 122 million from 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a United Nations report released Wednesday said.
«Unfortunately, these data confirm the conclusions of our experts that the problem of hunger and food security in the world will only get worse. This is due to the discriminatory policies of Western countries,» Abramchenko said.
She noticed that the world's poorest people, mostly in Africa, cannot afford to buy enough food, especially in the face of rising food prices. At the same time, thoughtless sanctions policy and logistical restrictions are added to the jumps in world food inflation in 2020, «caused by the emission of money in Western countries and the reduction in crops due to drought in a number of countries.»
In addition, the usual course of things was violated by sanctions against Russia, one of the largest suppliers of food and fertilizers. But despite this, Russian food and fertilizers are in great demand in the world, «and we will continue export deliveries, but it is obvious that they have become more expensive for the end consumer.»
«Over the past 10 years, we have increased the volume of exports of agricultural products by 2.5 times. I emphasize that Russia remains a stabilizing supplier of food in the world, but not to the detriment of the domestic market. For us, the priority is the domestic market. And we completely close our needs. But we export the surplus, first of all, to our friendly partners. The share of Russian agro-industrial complex exports to friendly countries has already exceeded 85%,» Abramchenko recalled.
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