Resilience: A system under pressure
21 March 2024The latest report from IGD outlines 10 risks that will put the UK food system under greater pressure in the future.
As we look to the years ahead, the world finds itself in a more unstable place with risks such as climate change and geopolitics coming to the fore, challenging the model of the current food system.
Download IGD’s latest Resilience report: A system under pressure, to understand the risks affecting the UK food system:
Securing a resilient UK food system will be harder than ever before due to the impacts of climate change.
Changes to the agricultural subsidy regime and shifting consumer preferences will create a decade of land use change.
The food industry is the largest private sector employer in the country and will be significantly impacted by labour shortages and skills gaps.
The intense competition in the UK food industry has kept prices affordable for consumers, but this economic model is now challenged by low levels of investment.