Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says
sanctions_humanitarian_crisisGlobalAl-Monitor14 Oct, 13:46 UTC
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official overseeing the proposed scheme said on Wednesday.
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