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Food security under pressure from conflicts, extreme weather

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Food security under pressure from conflicts, extreme weather

Global food security is facing mounting pressure from two fronts: extreme weather patterns and ongoing conflicts are disrupting agricultural production and trade routes. Forecasters are warning of a super El Niño event that could significantly impact planting and harvesting cycles, whilst wars involving Iran and Ukraine are creating shipping bottlenecks. Interestingly, experts suggest that getting food where it needs to go may be the bigger challenge than actually producing it, which has direct implications for wine availability and distribution worldwide.

Originally published by France 24

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