The global food supply chain faces risk because the Middle East region accounts for a large portion of fertilizer production. Disruptions in essential transit routes like the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns over worldwide fertilizer exports.

Around one-third of global fertiliser production comes from the Gulf region, making the area’s stability crucial for global food supply chains. With the Strait of Hormuz, an essential transit route for energy and commodities, facing repeated disruptions, concerns are growing over the impact on fertiliser exports and deliveries worldwide. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon has the analysis.