Business Chief USA March 2019
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SUSTAINABILITY<br />
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Today, hunger is bringing suffering<br />
to over 795mn people across the<br />
globe. Those affected currently do<br />
not have access to enough food to live<br />
sustainably. Although a majority of this<br />
population are based in the world’s<br />
most vulnerable regions, this does not<br />
contain the issue within borders as<br />
food security issues are also residing<br />
in some of the most developed nations.<br />
The UK is reportedly one of the most<br />
food insecure nations in the European<br />
Union, and it is by no means an<br />
economically undeveloped nation.<br />
The threat of an agricultural crisis is<br />
very much a reality across the globe.<br />
Crippling costs, poor weather conditions<br />
and disease outbreaks have hit<br />
landscapes, farmers and businesses<br />
hard over the years and the potential<br />
impacts can be tenfold. The UK for<br />
example, has suffered from record<br />
high temperatures, reported outbreaks<br />
of foot and mouth disease and is also<br />
in the midst of an uncertain trading<br />
future as Brexit looms. In Africa, where<br />
MARCH <strong>2019</strong>
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