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Coverage dated October 14, 2026

UN official warns of looming food crisis as Hormuz fertiliser plan stalls

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Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would 'significantly drop'.

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official overseeing the proposed …

  2. Al Jazeera

    UN official warns of looming food crisis as Hormuz fertiliser plan stalls (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would 'significantly drop'.

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