MOSCOW, December 11. /TASS/. Uralchem Group has sent a humanitarian batch of fertilizers of over 23,000 tonnes to Zimbabwe, the company said in a statement.

The shipment for Zimbabwe has been fully loaded onto a vessel in the ports of Riga and Ghent and has started its journey to the port of Beira in Mozambique, from which the fertilizers will be transported to Zimbabwe by land, the company noted.

"The shipment, comprising bulk loads of potash and NPKS fertilizers, is again facilitated by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which has chartered a vessel to transport the consignment as part of UNCTAD-led efforts. As with the previous joint deliveries, Uralchem Group covers the sea freight and other delivery costs," the statement reads.

The delivery for Zimbabwe is Uralchem Group’s fourth donation in a series of humanitarian shipments of its fertilizers to Africa. To date, the company has dispatched over 100,000 tons of fertilizers to the world’s second most populous continent free of charge. Over 77,000 tons from this amount were shipped from ports and warehouses in the European Union to Malawi, Kenya and now to Zimbabwe.

Uralchem Group intends to donate around 300,000 tons of mineral fertilizers to developing nations free of charge.

Fertilizers are an integral part of the global food security system, CEO Dmitry Konyaev said, adding that the company sees its role in ensuring food security in those parts of the world where people may face food shortages.