title: Disruptive or New Potential Trends
abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses selected and potential future disruptions, i.e., incidents which may destroy or fundamentally change previous megatrends. A number of such potential disruptions or new potential trends are identified and are divided into categories: Geopolitical instability is both a likely and an effective disruption, which will affect megatrends in agriculture, the food industry and food markets. Deglobalization can also be a consequence of geopolitical instability. E-commerce, 
journal: Palgrave advances in bioeconomy: economics and policies