Farmers urged to prepare for the unexpected

Speakers at the IAgrm Farm Management Conference warned shocks to the market can happen quickly

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Prof Tim Benton
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Prof Tim Benton

Many commodity markets may be depressed now, but supply and demand shocks could be just around the corner because of a complex and fragile world food system. That was the message from Professor Tim...

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