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Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland Kate Bailey Cardiff Business School

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Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland. Kate Bailey Cardiff Business School. World population growth (and increasing per capita calorie intake) Climate change and extreme weather, carbon price GDP growth in Asia and China, nutrition transition Energy costs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

Global Food Security andits importance for the

UK/ScotlandKate Bailey

Cardiff Business School

Page 2: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

Global Factors World population growth (and

increasing per capita calorie intake) Climate change and extreme

weather, carbon price GDP growth in Asia and China,

nutrition transition Energy costs Rising agricultural input costs Freight costs Level of biofuel subsidies and

production Futures trading, speculation WTO, environment/open trade

tensions, unilateral food tariffs, Level of food stocks

Supply response – change in plantingsGovernment policy in general, including sustainability policyEnvironmental policy: Loss/protection of biodiversity, reduced nitrogen, carbon pricingAgricultural policy: EU/UK, end of set-aside, CAP reformNew agricultural production technology (e.g. GM)Macroeconomic conditions, capital availability, R&D expenditure, lag in innovation application Water availabilityCompetition for land use, land use issuesAnimal and plant disease

Page 3: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

7 fundamentalsPopulation growthNutrition TransitionEnergyLandWaterLabourClimate change

Page 4: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

4 Food in Crisis (5 years)

1 Just a Blip (5 years)

3 Into a New Era (10 years)

2 Food Inflation (10 years)

Steady transformation

System structure unchanged

Food prices stay high

Crisis mode discontinuity

High food prices trigger a strong supply response by farmers. The weather is favourable. Global anxieties recede and the oil price falls. The reduced oil price undercuts the incentive for bio-fuel production, which drops, reducing the competition with food supply and freeing up production capacity. Food moves into overproduction and prices fall to below the long run trendline as financial speculators change tack.

New diseases spread and water shortages bite. Geopolitical disruptions drive energy prices to record levels. Significant input cost pressure drives food prices higher. Grain stocks are run down in an effort to avoid high prices. Extreme weather events reduce harvests well below expectations. Stocks are exhausted, and prices skyrocket. Nations control prices and ban exports. Civil disturbances and wars spread. Serious famines occur in many poor regions.

Demand for food grows with population and slightly outpaces supply, as Asian meat consumption grows and weather losses mount. High energy prices support the push for bio-fuels and raise fertiliser prices. The push for increased supply encourages investment in new production technology. Productivity improves but input costs and food prices remain high. High food prices fuel inflation and contribute to economic recession woes.

Oil supply tightens as peak oil arrives. Climate change is stark and weather-related crop losses mount. International carbon pricing is agreed and environmental regulations get tougher, restricting energy use and synthetic inputs. Under these conditions, fundamental long term supply constraints become apparent. The problems of the existing agricultural paradigm are accepted and production gradually shifts to an eco-technological approach.

System structure changed

Food prices trend down

Food prices skyrocket

Chatham House Project Global Food Scenarios

Page 5: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

Range of impactsGlobal influences are combining to create a new generational experience • EU/UK are not immune

A food crisis cannot be ruled out• Both shocks or systemic risks could trigger a crisis event

Higher baseline of costs – end of the era of cheap food• Tightening in global demand and supply will drive higher prices• Higher energy and input costs

• Food, energy, transport cost burden higher in Scotland• Inclusion of external costs (carbon, water etc)

Higher prices have potential to create health and equity issues• Particular concern for Scotland

Page 6: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

Range of impacts• Increased global competition could pressure some aspects

of supply• Higher prices/crisis likely to trigger further protectionist

behaviours• Food’s increasing prominence as a strategic asset may see

increased by-passing of world trade system • UK/Scotland has key global dependencies include the supply of

fruit, phosphates, soya

Sustainability issues are creating an ecological dimension to food security• Availability and usage of basic resources – land, water, skills – creating

new uncertainties• Longer term ability of the system to function could come under

questionFood will increasingly need to be considered as a strategic issue

Page 7: Global Food Security and its importance for the UK/Scotland

The New Dynamic Environmental and social impacts of agriculture and food production can no longer be ignored New definitions of risk as global shocks and the availability of basic resources create more uncertainty Businesses will need to operate around a higher price norm, reflecting true social and ecological costs Consumers expectations of cheap, unlimited food will be challenged

Resilience

Competitiveness

SustainabilityManagingConsumer expectations

Four keysystem elements