We all take it for granted that when we visit a supermarket, or order our weekly shop online, the food we want and need will be available. With the exception of the early days of the Covid pandemic, which saw panic buying and restrictions on some goods, this is what, in the UK at least, we have experienced for many years.

But the signs that this comfortable status quo won’t continue are becoming increasingly obvious and alarming. Whether it’s dire warnings sparked by one of the lowest cereal harvests in recent British history due to this year’s intense heat and drought, or government campaigns encouraging us to stockpile bottled water and food amid growing concerns about the impacts of the climate crisis, risks of cyber attacks and threats from hostile states, these crises are now in plain sight.

During more than two decades reporting on the global food industry, the AGtivist has heard repeated warnings from numerous scientists, environmental campaigners, politicians, public health experts and many others that things cannot stay as they are without serious consequences. From clamouring around climate change, the destruction of ecologically-vital rainforests, the threat of growing food insecurity and the dangers of overfishing, the perils of antibiotic-resistant disease, the scandal of food miles and fossil fuel dependence, the scourge of factory farms, pesticide poisoning of land and water resources, the list is endless.

Even some within the vast, sprawling food industry...

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