Disruption clocks are ticking. Food system resilience is crucial

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Food system resilience requires us to be prepared for disruption which can be caused by a growing list of risks, says Alan Hayes, strategic advisor at Future Strategy

Resilience is best defined as the capacity to maintain function and adapt in the face of disruption. Resilience is therefore a systemic property. My favourite analogy to illustrate resilience is a shoal of fish: no one fish can be immune from the predator, yet the shoal can be. Individual fish can be fit, agile, responsive, prepared.

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