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Season 4

Episode 8: Global food (in)security

Abstact collage depicting food insecurity

Listen: Following shortages that came out of the COVID pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine, the dual food problems of affordability and availability persist. While temporary impacts may be waning, the experts also discuss the longer-term impacts of the global food production system on the environment and what will - or won't - be sustainable going forward, including the food system's massive dependence on fossil fuels. In the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, Peter Ceretti, Director of Global Macro Geo Strategy at Eurasia Group, Harlin Singh, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, and Malcolm Spittler, Global Investment Strategist, and Senior US Economist, both at Citi Global Wealth Investments, discuss the latest causes and ripple effects of food shortages around the globe.

In Planting for Tomorrow: Weaving sustainability into the path toward food security, a report from Citi Global Wealth and Eurasia Group/GZERO Media, we take a deep dive into the challenges and the innovations in sustainable agriculture. This newsletter gives you an essential look into the future of food.

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Transcript

Listen:"We need to keep that investment flowing to come up with better ways to do this so that everyone is fed within the constraints of what the planet is able to bear," says Peter Ceretti, Director of Global Macro Geo Strategy at Eurasia Group.

In the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, a podcast produced in partnership between GZERO and Citi Global Wealth Investments, Ceretti is joined by Harlin Singh, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, and Malcolm Spittler, Global Investment Strategist and Senior US Economist, both at Citi Global Wealth Investments, to discuss the latest causes and ripple effects of food shortages around the globe.

Following shortages that came out of the COVID pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine, the dual food problems of affordability and availability persist. While temporary impacts may be waning, the experts also discuss the longer-term impacts of the global food production system on the environment and what will - or won't - be sustainable going forward, including the food system's massive dependence on fossil fuels.

This episode is moderated by Shari Friedman, Eurasia Group’s Managing Director of Climate and Sustainability.

Peter Ceretti Director, Global Macro-Geostrategy, Eurasia Group

Peter Ceretti

Director, Global Macro-Geostrategy, Eurasiia Group

Harlin Singh Global Head of Sustainable Investing,  Citi Global Wealth Investments

Harlin Singh

Global Head of Sustainable Investing, Citi Global Wealth Investments

Malcolm Spittler, Global Investment Strategist and Senior US Economist at Citi Global Wealth Investments

Malcolm Spittler

Global Investment Strategist and Senior US Economist, Citi Global Wealth Investments

Shari Friedman, Eurasia Group\u2019s Managing Director of Climate and Sustainability

Shari Friedman

Managing Director of Climate and Sustainability, Eurasia Group


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