text: InFocus: Global food security A 2015 report from the Office of the National Director of Intelligence (ODNI) predicted warned about the risk of food shortages into next decade due to:Disruptions in production and transportationMarket disruptions to local food availabilityDeclining purchasing power (inflation)Counterproductive government policiesExtreme weather and environmental degradationConflictRapid population and displacementAgricultural diseaseGlobal food security assessments put out by the Intelligence community forecast an increasing importance food insecurity has on the United States. Major factors are disruptions to food availability, lower purchasing power, and counterproductive government policies. The document states that “simply growing more food globally will not lead to more food-secure countries because sustainable access will remain unequal” While the U.S. is likely to have near-term access domestically, land access deficiencies or insufficient income will drive food instability in other global regions. Agricultural land use will remain the bottleneck on the global production capacity, and excess waste will continue due to mismanagement practices of limited resources.