‘Intense’ El Niño will be a ‘double blow’ for Latin America, UN official warns
- Latin America is bracing for a severe El Niño weather phenomenon between October and December, a development expected to exacerbate existing agricultural supply chain disruptions stemming from conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Maximo Torero, chief economist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that the region faces a "double blow" of extreme weather stress and diminished access to crucial agricultural inputs.
- Fertilizers and hybrid seeds, vital for crop production, have seen their availability impacted by an effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the U.
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- Latin America is bracing for a severe El Niño weather phenomenon between October and December, a development expected to exacerbate existing agricultural supply chain disruptions stemming from conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Maximo Torero, chief economist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that the region faces a "double blow" of extreme weather stress and diminished access to crucial agricultural inputs.
- Fertilizers and hybrid seeds, vital for crop production, have seen their availability impacted by an effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the U.
Sources: The Independent