About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the war in Iran on fertilizer supplies and its potential effects on Africa's farmers and food prices.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is causing turmoil in energy markets, and is also hitting the price and supply of crucial fertilizers.   On this week’s episode Bloomberg’s Agnieszka de Sousa and René Vollgraaff join Jennifer Zabasajja to discuss why the Strait of Hormuz is so crucial to fertilizer supplies, and how energy shortages and rising costs could have far reaching effects on Africa’s farmers and the price of food For more stories from the region, subscribe to the Next Africa newsletter here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Zabasajja

Guests: Agnieszka de Sousa, René Vollgraaff

Topics covered

• farming crisis
• fertilizer supply
• energy markets
• Middle East conflict
• Africa agriculture

Keywords

• Iran
• farming crisis
• fertilizers
• energy shortages
• Africa
• food prices
• Strait of Hormuz

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Africa, Strait of Hormuz

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