Food prices are rising fast – up by 40% in the past year alone.

The supply chain that delivers food to consumers is under ever-increasing pressure. People are struggling to cope with a shortage of supply and higher prices. There have been food riots in parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Central America.

So who are the winners and losers in this shifting agricultural landscape?

“To meet the projected surge in demand by 2030 cereal production must increase by nearly 50% and meat production by 85% of 2000 levels. So is the age of cheap food coming to an end? Is the situation as serious as the dramatic price increases suggest?”
NIK GOWING - CHAIR FOOD- WHO PAYS THE PRICE?

From Rome, on the 30th anniversary of UN agency IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Nik Gowing chairs a distinguished panel of global experts to discuss the future of food and farming.