Abstract
The challenge of feeding 9 to 10 Billion people by 2050 may seem like a big enough challenge in itself, but we also need to achieve this feat whilst, at the same time, reducing adverse impacts of food production on a whole range of ecosystem services. One suggested response is “sustainable intensification” which entails delivering safer, nutritious food from the same area whilst maintaining ecosystem service provision. In this review, I examine sustainable intensification and consider alternatives such as management of food demand and waste reduction. I conclude that sustainable intensification has a role to play, but this must be accompanied by fundamental change in global food systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-23 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Global Food Security |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 21 Dec 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- diet change
- ecosystem services
- food demand
- food production
- food security
- sustainable intensification
- journal
- resilience
- GlFoodSecJ
- excluded
- SI
- Yields
- land use
- SI alternatives
- land availability