World is 'sleepwalking into food crisis' over Strait of Hormuz | The National

HeadphonesListen to articleShips remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz. Unless they move soon the world will 'sleepwalk' into a food crisis, the UK foreign secretary has warned. ReutersShips remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz. Unless they move soon the world will 'sleepwalk' into a food crisis, the UK foreign secretary has warned. ReutersFood chains need fertiliser supply restored within weeks to avoid catastrophe, UK Foreign Secretary to sayHeadphonesBookmark

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warns the world is sleepwalking into a food crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.

Fertiliser shipments must resume within weeks to prevent crop failures and reliance on emergency aid, the foreign secretary says.

The World Food Programme projects up to 45 million more people could face acute food insecurity if regional conflict persists beyond mid-year.

Rising oil and gas prices linked to tensions in Iran are straining public finances and household budgets across vulnerable economies.