https://www.scmp.com/rss/512868/feed Mayssa Al Midani is a senior investment manager at Pictet Asset Management. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Surging food prices and supply problems, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have cast a spotlight on what was already a major global problem: food security. Food demand is expected to increase by around 50 per cent by 2050, compared to 2013 levels, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Yet, supply will struggle to keep up, given that arable land and water resources are shrinking in many parts of the world and that, even today, some 2 billion people do not have regular... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182235/ukraine-conflict-highlights-need-find-better-ways-feed-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182235/ukraine-conflict-highlights-need-find-better-ways-feed-world?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:30:15 +0000