The ongoing conflict involving Iran is exerting pressure on food supply chains both locally and globally. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that spikes in food price inflation could lead to a global agri-food disaster if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.

Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has been nominated by the Irish Government as Ireland's candidate for the next Director-General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).