A failure by the US and Iran to agree within weeks on a plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food crisis in Asia and Africa - UN official says
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Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would ‘significantly drop’.
A senior United Nations official has warned that parts of Asia and Africa could face a food security crisis unless Iran and the United States quickly agree on a UN-backed plan to move fertiliser through the embattled Strait of Hormuz.
UN Under-Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva said on Wednesday that it was “absolutely critical” that the two countries agree to the proposal within weeks as planting season approaches.
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Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would ‘significantly drop’.
A senior United Nations official has warned that parts of Asia and Africa could face a food security crisis unless Iran and the United States quickly agree on a UN-backed plan to move fertiliser through the embattled Strait of Hormuz.
UN Under-Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva said on Wednesday that it was “absolutely critical” that the two countries agree to the proposal within weeks as planting season approaches.