The Fertiliser-Food Nexus: How Maritime Chokepoints Threaten Global Harvests
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: When a Maritime Chokepoint Becomes a Harvest Crisis The Strait of Hormuz is widely recognised as a critical energy corridor. Less visible—but equally consequential—is its role in global agricultural supply chains. Approximately46 per cent of seaborne urea, one-third of ammonia and methanol shipments, and significant volumes of sulphur (a key input…