Meat consumption and sustainability

MC Parlasca, M Qaim - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Meat has become a controversial topic in public debates, as it involves multiple
sustainability dimensions. Here, we review global meat consumption trends and the various …

The challenge of feeding the world

D Fróna, J Szenderák, M Harangi-Rákos - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present research is to provide a comprehensive review about the current
challenges related to food security and hidden hunger. Issues are presented according to …

Food system by-products upcycled in livestock and aquaculture feeds can increase global food supply

V Sandström, A Chrysafi, M Lamminen, M Troell… - Nature food, 2022 - nature.com
Many livestock and aquaculture feeds compete for resources with food production.
Increasing the use of food system by-products and residues as feed could reduce this …

Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think

J Bengtsson, JM Bullock, B Egoh, C Everson… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extensively managed grasslands are recognized globally for their high biodiversity and their
social and cultural values. However, their capacity to deliver multiple ecosystem services …

Climate change and the need for agricultural adaptation

R Anderson, PE Bayer, D Edwards - Current opinion in plant biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Climate Change places food security at risk, particularly in the developing
world.•Climates zones are predicted to shift poleward, altering the distribution of highly …

Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

W Willett, J Rockström, B Loken, M Springmann… - The lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …

Incorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80%

R Mazac, J Meinilä, L Korkalo, N Järviö, M Jalava… - Nature food, 2022 - nature.com
Global food systems face the challenge of providing healthy and adequate nutrition through
sustainable means, which is exacerbated by climate change and increasing protein demand …

[HTML][HTML] The battle for biomass: a systematic review of food-feed-fuel competition

A Muscat, EM De Olde, IJM de Boer, R Ripoll-Bosch - Global Food Security, 2020 - Elsevier
We review 75 studies on the competition for biomass and production resources such as
land, water, labour and capital across food, feed and fuel production. We identified seven …

Current global food production is sufficient to meet human nutritional needs in 2050 provided there is radical societal adaptation

M Berners-Lee, C Kennelly, R Watson… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
We present a quantitative analysis of global and regional food supply to reveal the flows of
calories, protein and the micro-nutrients vitamin A, iron and zinc, from production through to …

Defining a land boundary for sustainable livestock consumption

HHE Van Zanten, M Herrero, O Van Hal… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The need for more sustainable production and consumption of animal source food (ASF) is
central to the achievement of the sustainable development goals: within this context, wise …