El Nino Intensifying: What It Means for Global Food Security

The El Niño weather phenomenon is intensifying and its impact could reach far beyond extreme weather. It could disrupt agriculture, push up commodity prices and put millions more people at risk of food insecurity.

U.S. forecasters put the odds at 63% that El Nino reaches "very strong" status by year's end, a shift that Goldman Sachs projects could push international food prices up nearly 16%. The UN's food agency warns the fallout could push 49 million more people into acute hunger.

CGTN's Sally Ayhan spoke with David Ubilava, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney, about what El Nino means for global food security. #bizshow #ElNino #foodsecurity #climate #agriculture #globaleconomy #foodprices

0:00 El Niño 2026: Why this could be one of the strongest on record 1:01 El Niño's global impact: Drought, floods and extreme weather 1:51 El Niño and food prices: Could commodities surge 16%? 2:18 Food prices and El Niño: Which commodities face the biggest risk? 3:49 El Niño and agriculture: How can farmers prepare? 4:22 El Niño and food security: Why poor farmers face the greatest risk

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