Kyle King
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We need the ability to have secure supply chains and to be able to prevent any sort of sabotage or attacks on the food systems, the distribution systems that go along with that. And that is a key component. And so when we're not in conflict, for example, we need to be looking at these different thematic areas and then seeing how we can become more robust. How can we plan? How can we get better?
We need the ability to have secure supply chains and to be able to prevent any sort of sabotage or attacks on the food systems, the distribution systems that go along with that. And that is a key component. And so when we're not in conflict, for example, we need to be looking at these different thematic areas and then seeing how we can become more robust. How can we plan? How can we get better?
Because we know ultimately at the end of the day that there's going to be more crisis. It's increasingly complex. It's going to be more intertwined into the different aspects that we're dealing with. So it's not just food security, but then if it's food, it's probably also water, which means that's also going to be combined with energy security, which is another topic that we look at.
Because we know ultimately at the end of the day that there's going to be more crisis. It's increasingly complex. It's going to be more intertwined into the different aspects that we're dealing with. So it's not just food security, but then if it's food, it's probably also water, which means that's also going to be combined with energy security, which is another topic that we look at.
And all these systems are going to be tied together. And so responding to one is generally going to be responding to all. An additional sort of final thought that I'll leave you with is a long answer to your question. But is that, you know, we also look at it from the perspective of food insecurity and food insecurity driving things such as migration and mass migration.
And all these systems are going to be tied together. And so responding to one is generally going to be responding to all. An additional sort of final thought that I'll leave you with is a long answer to your question. But is that, you know, we also look at it from the perspective of food insecurity and food insecurity driving things such as migration and mass migration.
So food security, you know, if you're looking at sub-Saharan Africa, if you're looking at recent population movements from South America, you know, you're seeing that climate changes could potentially lead. to food insecurity and then drive migration of mass populations.
So food security, you know, if you're looking at sub-Saharan Africa, if you're looking at recent population movements from South America, you know, you're seeing that climate changes could potentially lead. to food insecurity and then drive migration of mass populations.
And this is something that has been trending recently in the last few years, but we're starting to really see in mass and in numbers. And it's something that we haven't really faced before in terms of migration of entire populations, because they're not able to say, grow the food that they need to sustain themselves.
And this is something that has been trending recently in the last few years, but we're starting to really see in mass and in numbers. And it's something that we haven't really faced before in terms of migration of entire populations, because they're not able to say, grow the food that they need to sustain themselves.
Oh, yeah, there's multiple places that are impacted by food insecurity. I mean, look across the entire continent of Africa. And in many cases, you'll find, you know, sub-Saharan Africa and others that have just a long tradition of food insecurity, not being able to grow the amount of food that they need to sustain their populations.
Oh, yeah, there's multiple places that are impacted by food insecurity. I mean, look across the entire continent of Africa. And in many cases, you'll find, you know, sub-Saharan Africa and others that have just a long tradition of food insecurity, not being able to grow the amount of food that they need to sustain their populations.
We, as I mentioned, sort of South America and the mass migration that we're seeing and population movement that we're seeing, which is the terminology that, you know, many international organizations use now is just population movement, not necessarily migration. It's is people actually just moving completely out of their country, right?
We, as I mentioned, sort of South America and the mass migration that we're seeing and population movement that we're seeing, which is the terminology that, you know, many international organizations use now is just population movement, not necessarily migration. It's is people actually just moving completely out of their country, right?
So it's a population that's just displaced and going somewhere else. And then you see, obviously, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, then you saw production drop sharply in terms of the grain needed to support a giant swath of the globe and from Africa to Europe. And in that case, you know, that was very specific. There were many factors that contributed to that.
So it's a population that's just displaced and going somewhere else. And then you see, obviously, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, then you saw production drop sharply in terms of the grain needed to support a giant swath of the globe and from Africa to Europe. And in that case, you know, that was very specific. There were many factors that contributed to that.
Obviously, the war and the invasion being one. But if you look at
Obviously, the war and the invasion being one. But if you look at
the knock-on effects and the the connections to that then you start to see over time the impact on the black sea shipping lanes the ability to move and transport food just because the the threats conditions the mines that were not allowed there's also other issues in terms of wartime insurance and not being able to ensure commercial freight to be able to to be shipped across the sea because it's a wartime environment insurance companies don't want to do that so it's administrative hurdle they had to get through to be able to ship grain and then you see okay if they're going to transport it by
the knock-on effects and the the connections to that then you start to see over time the impact on the black sea shipping lanes the ability to move and transport food just because the the threats conditions the mines that were not allowed there's also other issues in terms of wartime insurance and not being able to ensure commercial freight to be able to to be shipped across the sea because it's a wartime environment insurance companies don't want to do that so it's administrative hurdle they had to get through to be able to ship grain and then you see okay if they're going to transport it by