Gulf shipping standoff makes farm inputs scarce and unaffordable for small farmers worldwide

Fertiliser and seeds are getting out of reach

A Gulf shipping standoff is intensifying global supply chain disruption, with international conflicts further squeezing movement of goods. For smallholder farmers, this translates into essential farming inputs like fertiliser and seeds becoming scarce and pricing rising beyond affordability. The result threatens yields and food security, especially in the most vulnerable farming communities already facing thin margins.