07 Dec 2018 --- US researchers are highlighting how organizations involved in the food system need to be better prepared to respond to the disasters caused by extreme weather events as well as acute disruptions caused by civil unrest and cyber attacks. Businesses and organizations involved in growing, distributing and supplying food must be able to withstand and rebound from these types of risks in a bid to improve resilience. This latest study closely follows an in-depth report last week from some of the world’s leading science academies warning that the global food system is “broken” and “collective action” is urgently needed to avert a climate change catastrophe.
