Coronavirus food security warning

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An alliance of agencies say the Covid-19 outbreak could cause widespread food insecurity. Maximo Torero is chief economist of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, and discusses the impact of the pandemic on food security and food supply. We consider the potential vulnerabilities of the globalised way much of our food is produced with Professor Tim Lang of the Centre for Food Policy at City University in London. Neil Stephen of Thorneybank Farm Shop in Scotland discusses the popularity of their produce and meat vending machines that have made contact-free purchases easier. And we have a report on the growing popularity of doorstep delivery for products like milk. Also in the programme, we talk oil with Daniel Yergin, author of The Quest: Energy, Security & the Remaking of the Modern World. And Anna Nicolaou, US media correspondent for the Financial Times in New York, talks about the effect Covid 19 has had on Netflix’s financial performance. (Picture: Labourers load sacks of food grain in India. Picture credit: Getty Images.)