"The Russian Federation, together with chemicals manufacturing company Uralchem Group transferred 30,000 tonnes of potash to Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday. Footage shows the Russian Ambassador in Dhaka, Alexandar G. Khozin, Agriculture Adviser Muhammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Uralchem official Dimitry Boldyrev, and World Food Programme (WFP) Acting Director David Thomas participating in a handover ceremony. The delivery of the fertiliser, previously stored in Latvia, was facilitated by the WFP, which chartered a transport vessel. “It's a key element for agriculture. We give it free of charge for Bangladesh,” said Uralchem Global Head of Sales Dimitry Boldyrev. Potash plays a major role in achieving maximum economic yield as part of a balanced approach to crop nutrition, while also improving crop quality. “This donation will contribute substantially to increase the crop, improve the soil fertility and promoting fertiliser management across the country. In the current global context, food and fertiliser supply emerged as one of the major challenges,” Muhammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury told the audience. The consignment is the group’s seventh donation in a series of humanitarian shipments to developing countries. Since late 2022, Uralchem Group has contributed approximately 220,000 tonnes of mineral fertilisers free of charge to nations facing acute hunger. Nearly 200,000 tonnes were delivered on vessels chartered by WFP from European Union ports and warehouses to Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and now Bangladesh. “The Russian Federation, together with Uralchem group, one of the world’s major producers and exporters of mineral fertilisers, is handing over the humanitarian Shipment of fertiliser to the people of Bangladesh,” said Russian envoy Alexandar G. Khozin. "This initiative reflects our shared understanding that food security is a global responsibility and that solidarity is essential in times of challenge." WFP Acting Deputy Country Director for Bangladesh David Thomas noted that the fertiliser is 'an essential input' for Bangladesh, given its economy is agriculture-based. Uralchem Group has donated mineral fertilisers to help alleviate the effects of the unprecedented global food crisis, supporting efforts to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 2 — ‘End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.’"