Food and fuel are the fundamental requirements to keep us warm and in work. So, if investors are looking for assets that will always be needed, despite an increasingly unpredictable world, it makes sense to consider exposure to both these sectors.

Whatever happens next in the Middle East and Ukraine, food will never go out of fashion – even if warfare makes it more expensive. Archer Daniels Midland (stock market ticker: ADM) is one of the biggest agricultural commodities companies in the world, processing and transporting soybeans, corn and wheat from field to fork.