Disruption to fertiliser supplies through the Strait of Hormuz is driving up costs and raising the risk of a global food crisis, particularly in vulnerable regions.

A top  United Nations official on Tuesday warned that there is a real risk of a global food crisis if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipments of fertiliser.

Jorge Moreira da Silva, executive director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS),  said in an interview with UN News that roughly one-third of global fertiliser shipments flow through the Strait of Hormuz, and its closure has caused “a massive disruption in the supply chain of fertilisers,” and “clearly we are seeing a crisis emerging” in the agricultural industry.

The UN official also emphasised the need for a fast resolution to the crisis to prevent catastrophic food shortages as tensions continued to escalate in the strait in recent days, with both the US and Iran seizing........

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