<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW158412560 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW158412560 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW158412560 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW158412560 BCX0">The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since February 28. As of May 18th, 2026, it </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW158412560 BCX0">remains</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW158412560 BCX0"> shut. The chokehold on global energy and fertilizer supplies keeps expanding through agrifood systems worldwide.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW158412560 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW158412560 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW158412560 BCX0"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW158412560 BCX0">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 the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.</span><span class="EOP SCXW158412560 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> </div>

The Work We Do – Ep 5. Nutrition, agriculture, and the fight for healthy diets. Lynnette Neufeld

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