The Colombian Cattle Shipment Raises Fundamental Questions About Regulatory Responsibility

The Ministry must clarify its compliance with Article 5.1.1 of the WOAH Code, which requires verification of the importing country’s health status before granting a transit license. Ultimately, this led to the passage of a diseased and non-compliant shipment—an outcome that cannot be dismissed as a mere procedural formality but rather constitutes a failure in international regulatory responsibility.

@QBC TV – ELZUBI: 30% Decline in Global Fertilizer Trade

The regions most at risk are those combining high dependence on imported fertilizers with limited financial capacity to absorb price increases: foremost Sub-Saharan Africa, where fertilizer use is already low and any further decline directly threatens food security; then South Asia, with its dense population and heavy reliance on government subsidies for fertilizers; followed by the Arab region, which imports most of its grain and production inputs alike, facing a double shock.