Predator-prey relationships, host species and parasites, and more mutually rewarding interactions like those between plant and pollinator all illuminate patterns by which species have learned to co-evolve over time. Less familiar, but equally intriguing, is the symbiotic relationship between nance and sectors of the economy, and food is no exception. From agricultural derivatives in Ancient Greece, to forward contracts used by medieval French merchants, to today's commodity index funds nancial tools have underpinned the development of our global food markets throughout the ages.
Global food demand is set to rise sharply in the coming decades. Population growth, changing diets and environmental constraints will combine with declining global agricultural productivity to further pressurise the food system. It is likely that there will be an investment boom in agriculture and agribusiness infrastructure to meet this forecast demand.
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