Natural, Man-Made Crises Impacting Global Food Production

Photo: Perkins’ Good Earth Farm is a certified organic farm and tarps are used to terminate cover crops and kill weeds before the vegetables and greens are planted. Farm co-owners Dan and Julie Perkins practice regenerative agriculture including no-till and cover crops. […] (NRCS Photo by Brandon O’Connor). Attribution: “20210702-NRCS-BJOC-111” by U.S. Department of Agriculture via Flickr. Public Domain Mark Article by Craig Cole. Newsweek – updated October 20, 2026.

As the world faces a range of unprecedented challenges, building more resilient food systems to support the global population is increasing in its importance. The best strategies to adopt and implement at scale were discussed by a panel of food industry experts at Newsweek’s The Future of Food and Agriculture Forum in New York City. “Working with nature has become more unpredictable, [with] erratic weather events. You also have the challenge of water, too much water, too little water,” Florence Henry, global head of sustainability at Nestle, told Newsweek‘s guests. […]

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