According to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, India despite restricting exports has agreed to furnish the West African nation with its full supply of rice needs of 600,000 MT annually for the next six years.

Wade said the six-year timeframe would allow Senegal to develop rice cultivation in a bid for self-sufficiency, adding the country's population should show "a bit of patience" ahead of stocks arriving.

New Delhi had hosted an Indian-African summit on Apr. 8-9 and accorded preferential status to African nations in need of rice stocks.