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How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse
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The UN warns that Middle East conflict could trigger widespread hunger globally due to disruptions to energy prices and fertilizer exports through the Strait of Hormuz, which raises food production and transportation costs worldwide.
How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse
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Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned. The price of energy, which instantly affects the cost of producing and transporting food, has risen sharply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The price of fertiliser, much of it made in the Gulf states and exported via the same stretch of water, has also soared. So it seems inevitable that the cost of food around the world
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