Bangladesh, July 24 -- At least to 18.1 million people in Bangladesh could face acute food insecurity if a potential fertiliser crisis triggered by rising urea prices and supply disruptions persists, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.Geographic Reference
According to a recent WFP report, Bangladesh imports about 80 percent of its urea fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The agency said the country currently has sufficient urea stocks to meet demand until October, but warned that prolonged supply disruptions could affect agricultural production.
The report said urea prices have risen by around 50 percent, while three of Bangladesh's five state-owned urea fertiliser factories have suspended producti...