Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says
UN officials say the plan could move five vessels a day and avert higher food prices if Washington and Tehran reach agreement soon.
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Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says
By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot GhoshalBANGKOK, 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.
In March, the UN formed a working group to facilitate the transport of fertilizers through the strait, but the proposed mechanism has not yet been launched.
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The failure of the United States and Iran to reach an agreement, in a few weeks, on a plan ...
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