Middle East Conflict in 2026
The following materials provide an analysis of the situation in the region and the implications for food security, agricultural production, and global markets.
Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East
15/03/2026
Impacts on energy and fertilizer trade, and food security
The impact of oil supply shocks on the global food import bill
03/04/2026
Recent geopolitical events in the conflict in the Middle East have affected global energy markets, given the region’s central role in oil production...
The role of social protection in addressing the impacts of the 2026 conflict in the Middle East: Implications for poverty, food security and smallholder production
17/04/2026
This policy brief provides recommendations on how countries can leverage social protection systems in the context of the current 2026 conflict in the...
Multimedia
Can Social Protection Prevent the Next Food Crisis? | Hormuz Crisis 2026 | The Work We Do
30/06/2026
In this episode, Ben Davis, Director of FAO's Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, and Marco Knowles, Senior Policy Officer in the same...
Policy Recommendations to Prevent a Global Food Crisis | Hormuz Crisis 2026 | The Work We Do
20/05/2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since February 28. As of May 18th, 2026, it remains shut. The chokehold on global energy and fertilizer...
Update on the Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East - The Work We Do
13/04/2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since 28 February. As of 13 April, vessels are still not moving in meaningful numbers. The last ships...
The Implication of the Middle East Conflict 2026 on energy, fertiliser and global food security.
03/04/2026
FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero's presentation on the Implication of the Middle East Conflict 2026 on energy, fertiliser and global food security...
Policy Recommendations to Prevent a Global Food Crisis (Hormuz Crisis 2026)
20/05/2026
In this special episode of The Work We Do, we discuss the short, medium, and long-term structural policy solutions to the global agrifood impacts of...
Update on the Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East - The Work We Do
13/04/2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since 28 February. As of 13 April, vessels are still not moving in meaningful numbers. The last ships...
Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East
03/04/2026
In this podcast, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Máximo Torero, warns that the ongoing disruption...