How the Food Giants Are Protecting Their Supply Chains in the Face of El Niño
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How the food giants are protecting their supply chains in the face of El Niño
How are food giants such as Nestlé, Barry Callebaut, Danone and Kraft Heinz preparing for El Niño? Boosting supply chain resilience, diversifying sourcing and investing in farmer productivity are just some of the ways in which industry is aiming to protect itself.
A powerful "El Niño" could hit the planet by the end of the year, bringing global economic shocks, extreme weather and rising food prices, the Telegraph reports. A "super" El Niño could increase the cost of living worldwide. Experts warn that by the end of the year one of the strongest El Niño phenomena recorded in the last 140 years could appear. This natural phenomenon not only affects weather conditions, but could also have major consequences…
Meteorologists are expecting a Super-El-Niño this year that brings droughts and floods, which could threaten food security and disrupt supply chains.
El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
By Fiona Harvey* – The Guardian UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity. About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting. This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of A…
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