Kisan Diwas , or Farmers’ Day, is observed in India on the 23rd December to recognise the role farmers play in the economy and food system. But the questions it surfaces go far beyond national borders. This is not a story about farming as a tradition or identity. It is a story about how business decisions shape risk, power, and stability across global food systems  — often far from the consumer’s view. The first decision that matters: who carries the risk In most modern food

Today, 15th December is International Tea Day Tea is one of the most ordinary things in the world. And that’s exactly why it matters. Every day, over 2 billion cups of tea  are consumed globally, making it the second most consumed drink on the planet after water , according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) . Behind those cups are millions of people  — smallholder farmers, pickers, processors, packers, traders, cafés, and family-run business