The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?

Written by The Conversation

New Zealand and Australia like to think of themselves as food powerhouses.

But right now, a war in the Middle East and China’s fertiliser export restrictions are exposing a dangerous blind spot: their farms depend on imported fertiliser, and they have no plan for when it stops arriving.

As much as fertiliser might seem like a background detail...

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