Food security: a global risk

Food security is emerging as a growing concern. Extreme weather and geopolitical disruption are putting pressure on global food supplies, household budgets and the wider economy.

In this episode of the Barclays Brief, host Patrick Coffey speaks with Maggie O’Neal, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, Thematic and Public Policy Research, about rising food security risks and the impact of food inflation. Together they examine why higher food prices can hit emerging markets harder, where food accounts for a larger share of household budgets.

The discussion also explores how policy and technologies, from precision irrigation to new crop varieties, could strengthen food supplies. For consumers, policymakers and investors, the challenge is not just managing disruption but preparing for it.

This episode was recorded in London at 10:30am GMT on Monday 9 November.

Listeners can hear more related to this topic:​

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• UK Budget: What markets may be missing

• Has the protein boom peaked?

Clients can read more on Barclays Live:​

• Food security: what to watch through year-end

• Investing in resilient food systems: food security solutions

• The fertiliser and weather risk nexus

• Adaptation in Action: A Global Universe of Solution Providers

• Strategic autonomy: food security in focus

• This El Niño looks set to break records, but at what cost?

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