Why do producers have to change the way they farm?
Our world is in peril. Economies and societies globally are becoming more fragmented and disconnected, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine revealing just how broken these systems have become.
We’re seeing increased antagonism between the US and China as power shifts from the west to the east,
Brexit deepening the divide between the UK and EU, civil wars taking their toll in places like Afghanistan, Syria and South Sudan, and many domestic political challenges, not only in South Africa, but internationally. Lawlessness from both the elite and the populist movements are on the rise.
Besides these man-made disasters, we also have natural disasters, such as droughts and floods, which are predicted to increase because of climate change.
The World Economic Forum publishes an annual global risk report. This year, six
