The Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz could create a serious risk to international food security.

聯合國糧食及農業組織 (FAO) 總主任警告，霍爾木茲海峽可能被封鎖，將對國際糧食安全造成嚴重風險。

The Strait of Hormuz is strategically important because it is a main route for transporting crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and sulfur. According to FAO data, about 20% to 30% of the global fertilizer trade passes through this waterway. Consequently, if maritime traffic stopped, it would cause a production shock rather than an immediate lack of food. This disruption would likely lead to higher costs for farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, which would force them to change their crop production strategies.

霍爾木茲海峽在戰略上至關重要，因為它是運輸原油、液化天然氣和硫磺的主要路線。根據 FAO 的數據，全球約 20% 至 30% 的化肥貿易經過這條水道。因此，如果海上交通停止，將會導致生產衝擊，而非立即出現糧食短缺。這種中斷可能會導致拉丁美洲、非洲和亞洲的農民成本增加，迫使他們改變作物生產策略。

Furthermore, the weakness of these food networks is made worse by other external factors. For example, the possible arrival of an El Niño weather event, combined with political instability and economic changes, could increase food insecurity. To reduce these risks, the FAO has emphasized the need to keep trade routes open, stop export restrictions on agricultural materials, and create alternative transport systems. At the same time, the organization is providing humanitarian aid, such as livestock vaccinations in Sudan and emergency feed in Gaza, to protect local production.

此外，其他外部因素加劇了這些糧食網絡的脆弱性。例如，可能的聖嬰現象，結合政治不穩定和經濟變化，可能會增加糧食不安全感。為了降低這些風險，FAO 強調需要保持貿易路線暢通，停止對農業物資的出口限制，並建立替代運輸系統。同時，該組織正提供人道主義援助，例如在蘇丹進行牲畜疫苗接種以及在加薩提供緊急飼料，以保護當地生產。

The FAO asserts that keeping the Strait of Hormuz stable is essential to prevent a global increase in agricultural production costs.

FAO 主張保持霍爾木茲海峽穩定是防止全球農業生產成本增加的關鍵。