Global Scans · Food & Agriculture · Weekly Summary

• [New] Global food demand will increase by 70% by 2050, with edible oil demand growing proportionally as caloric intake rises across developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, where palm oil is a primary cooking and food processing staple. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Ongoing supply chain disruptions - including the Iran conflict - could prompt greater investment in sustainable food production in coming years. Agroforestry
• [New] As use of disaster risk financing instruments, such as catastrophe bonds and parametric insurance becomes more embedded in social safety nets, it provides UN agencies and similar a way to access efficient risk capital that can be responsively deployed when food security disasters strike. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• [New] The Food and Agriculture Organization projects global meat production to increase by 14% by 2030 particularly in Asia and Latin America are intensifying demand for protein-rich animal feed. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The development of new technology across the food production and value-added agriculture sector provides an opportunity for Canada to further strengthen its domestic food processing capacity. BNN Bloomberg
• [New] Climate change can disrupt global supply chains and threaten access to food, water and energy. Singapore Green Plan 2030
• [New] The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has recognized the potential of incorporating tea extracts in dairy products, provided they comply with safety and quality standards. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The organic movement remains committed to producing food without GMOs and without NGTs, and will continue to engage in systemic and open-source agroecological innovation to make whole farming systems more sustainable. CNS Media
• [New] Agroforestry: despite the opportunity for agroforestry to support on-farm carbon sequestration alongside ongoing agricultural production, and the availability of grant funding, uptake across the UK is low. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Analysts expect core price growth, excluding energy and food, to stay at 2.6%, significantly above the ECB's target. financialpost
• [New] Desert Ocean proposes using cyanobacteria as feedstock to produce algal biofuel, and plans to enhance algal growth in a 'water farm' using AU. Geoengineering Monitor
• [New] The largest loss of working hours in western, northern and southern Europe by 2030 is expected to be felt by the agriculture and construction sectors. The Guardian
• [New] The European Union's 2025 directive mandates 30% recycled content in food-contact plastic packaging by 2030, whereas India's Plastic Waste Management Rules establish targets that escalate from 30 to 50% recycling to 60 to 80% by 2027-28. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The UK is preparing mandatory due diligence rules to stop forest-risk commodities linked to illegal deforestation from entering the UK's food and consumer goods supply chains. CNS Media
• [New] Rice is best known as one of the world's most important food crops, but scientists have now shown it could also help inspire a new generation of smart materials. ScienceDaily
• [New] As the global population dynamics shift, adopting innovative and sustainable food sources like insect-based proteins will be crucial to ensuring food security and economic stability in the affected regions. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] With appropriate regulatory support and technological advancements, insect-based proteins have the potential to significantly contribute to global food security and sustainability efforts. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency framework is expected to expand approvals for marine-derived functional food ingredients. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Both the SAF and the RSF are using food as a weapon of war, blocking aid deliveries, starving the civilian population and disrupting farming activities, increasing significantly the risk of a looming famine. European Union Agency for Asylum
• [New] Strengthening fisheries and aquaculture will be essential to meet growing demand, improve food security and sustain livelihoods across Africa. International AquaFeed
• [New] Stunting in children under five stands at 30.7%, making both malnutrition and food insecurity an intergenerational risk in Africa. ISS Africa
• [New] Changing rainfall patterns associated with El Nino are expected to bring drought to some regions and severe flooding to others, threatening harvests, livestock, water supplies and food production across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. UN News

Last updated: 30 June 2026