As the conflict with Iran drives up global fertiliser costs, an article argues that Africa should adopt agroecology instead of investing further in chemical fertilisers.

Amid the US-Israel war on Iran blocking upwards of 20% of global fertiliser exports through the Strait of Hormuz, an opinion piece argues African governments should redirect subsidies from chemical fertilisers—whose corporate traders make 30-80% margins—to agroecology, citing studies of 208 projects in 52 countries showing 50-100% yield increases.