1、From farm to fork:Rethinking food and drink supply chainsPart 1:Executive summary 01Executive summaryFrom farm to fork:Rethinking food and drink supply chains01 Executive summary03From farm to fork:Rethinking food and drink supply chains1 https:/ World Population Prospects 2019:Data Booklet,https:/p

2、opulation.un.org/wpp/Spotlight on supply chains Businesses have always relied on suppliers to get their products and services from producers to customers.But in the last six decades the era of globalisation these supply chains have grown in size,volume and complexity.In tandem the associated risks h

3、ave also increased.Supply chain risks:a proven threat The food and drink industry has been a key proponent of this global connectedness.The resulting supply chains have enabled businesses to provide cheaper,more efficient services to their customers by hedging the risk of food supply issues and glob

4、al price fluctuations.However,reliance on the global trading system has also come at a cost.Complex supply chains have increased vulnerability to both natural perils(adverse weather)and manmade shocks(cyber-attacks or market volatility),allowing risks to transfer between organisations,sectors and co

5、ntinents.The effect can be seen in recent global price rises for basic food items,triggering protests in countries like Argentina,Indonesia and Greece1.Supply chain risks are the manifestation of those knock-on impacts-both the individual impacts on a business in the chain,and the ripple effects see

6、n across the whole system.As the world population continues to grow from 7.7 billion people in 2021 to an estimated 8.5 billion in 20302,food and drink supply chains will play an essential role in facilitating global progress and building societal resilience.The sectors sensitivity to changes in nat