Food security: Multilateral banks move to secure global fertilizer supply chains

Global fertilizer supply chains are facing structural vulnerabilities, prompting major multilateral development banks and international financial institutions to coordinate their response.

The institutions published a joint declaration in early September 2026 focused on securing those supply chains. The move links fertilizer availability directly to the continuing challenge of food security.

The declaration appeared on the website of the African Development Bank, which presented the initiative as part of efforts to protect the supply systems that underpin agricultural production.