We live in very uncertain times, and food security in the future is going to be impacted dramatically by the changing climate and rising cost of living. As consumers reliant on buying in all of their food for the table, this leaves us open to the volatility of what is a global commodity market. A flood or drought in one part of the world, decimating harvests of certain produce, can have a dramatic ongoing impact on supply and prices elsewhere. The same goes for demand. For example, a prolonged heatwave, when demand for summer salad will be high, can conversely see home vegetable growers struggling to keep up with demand, as lettuce simply stops growing in temperatures above 86F (30C). If the only available supply sources are overseas, as imports increase, so will prices.
Our changing climate is most likely to make food shortages, supply chain delays and
