"We can see the West trying to use the grain deal as a bargaining chip at the expense of hunger in Africa, sort of holding Russia hostage through African hunger. So, this grain is very welcome and it is going to alleviate the demands for grain in African populaces, while the negotiations are going on between the West and Russia over Black Sea grain movement," Dr Tafadzwa Ruziwe says.
"Africans share similar knowledge...They share similar knowledge in terms of the indigenous knowledge. They have got the solutions to their problems," he elaborates.
"African people must firstly think that Africans are the first consumers of their products. It's very naive and disappointing for Africa to export agricultural products to the EU and China, whereas Africans are malnourished, food insecure," Chikova explains further.