FERTILISER SHORTAGE

Apr 15 2026ENVIRONMENT

Fertiliser Crunch Threatens Global Food Supplies

The war near Iran has messed with fertiliser supplies, and that’s bad news for poorer countries that can’t easily swap suppliers. About a third of the world’s nitrogen fertiliser usually moves through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway where ships are getting delayed or rerouted. Since many far

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