EU split over fertiliser plants in poorer nations as food crisis bites

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LUXEMBOURG - The European Union is divided on how to help poorer nations fight a growing food crisis and address shortages of fertilisers caused by the war in Ukraine, with some fearing a plan to inv

est in plants in Africa would clash with EU green goals.

The EU has for weeks tried to help its poorer neighbours in Africa and the Middle East to weather the crisis by offering them fresh funds, while trying to convince them EU sanctions against Moscow and Minsk are not to be blamed for the food emergency. But at a meeting with EU envoys last week, the EU Commission explicitly opposed the text, warning that supporting fertiliser production in developing nations would be inconsistent with the EU energy and environment policies, officials said.

Draft conclusions of the June 23-24 summit, seen by Reuters, urge the EU executive commission to devise a plan"to support the development of fertiliser manufacturing capacity and alternatives in developing countries".

 

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