The world's food supply system is experiencing a series of shocks resulting from the global pandemic, the Ukraine crisis and most importantly, from the climate crisis. Food shortages and soaring prices have resulted.
The massive disruption of supply chains is likely to continue and in some cases worsen. Food security is often discussed but the time to think more towards building resilience has arrived.
Speaker:
Professor Christopher Elliot, Professor of Food Safety at Queen's University Belfast and Director of the Institute for Global Food Safety
Chris is currently Professor of Food Security and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast. He is also the Bualuang Professor for the ASEAN region. He has published more than 500 scientific articles and is an advisor for many organisations and food businesses. He led the UK's independent review on food systems following the 2013 Horsemeat scandal. Chris is one of the founders and Scientific Chair of Foundation Earth.