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When too much isn’t enough: Does current food production meet global nutritional needs? [1]

Sustainably feeding the next generation is often described as one of the most pressing “grand challenges” facing the 21st century. Generally, scholars propose addressing this problem by increasing agricultural production, investing in technology to boost yields, changing diets, or reducing food waste. [2]In this paper, we explore whether global food production is nutritionally balanced by comparing the diet that nutritionists recommend versus global agricultural production statistics. Results show that the global agricultural system currently overproduces grains, fats, and sugars while production of fruits and vegetables and protein is not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the current population.

Original Source [3]

Publication Date: 
23/10/2018
Krishna Bahadur KC [4], Goretty M. Dias [5], Anastasia Veeramani & et al [6]
PLoS ONE [7]
1-16
Tags:
Food Security [8], Food Supply [9], Nutrition [10], Horticulture [11], Vegetables [12], Land Use [13], Green House Gases [14], Cattle [15], India [16], Brazil [17], Animal Products [18], Global [19]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/when-too-much-isn%E2%80%99t-enough-does-current-food-production-meet-global-nutritional

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/when-too-much-isn%E2%80%99t-enough-does-current-food-production-meet-global-nutritional
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/food_production_nutritional_Needs.pdf
[3] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0205683
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/krishna-bahadur-kc
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/goretty-m-dias
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anastasia-veeramani-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/horticulture
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-products
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global