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Food Self-Sufficiency across Scales: How Local Can We Go?

doi: 10.1021/es5005939
pmid: 25062356
This study explores the potential for regions to shift to a local food supply using food self-sufficiency (FSS) as an indicator. We considered a region food self-sufficient when its total calorie production is enough to meet its demand. For future scenarios, we considered population growth, dietary changes, improved feed conversion efficiency, climate change, and crop yield increments. Starting at the 5' resolution, we investigated FSS from the lowest administrative levels to continents. Globally, about 1.9 billion people are self-sufficient within their 5' grid, while about 1 billion people from Asia and Africa require cross-continental agricultural trade in 2000. By closing yield gaps, these regions can achieve FSS, which also reduces international trade and increases a self-sufficient population in a 5' grid to 2.9 billion. The number of people depending on international trade will vary between 1.5 and 6 billion by 2050. Climate change may increase the need for international agricultural trade by 4% to 16%.
- Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) Germany
- Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) Germany
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Germany
- University of Potsdam Germany
- Leibniz Association Germany
Crops, Agricultural, Asia, Climate Change, Agriculture, Animal Feed, Food Supply, Africa, Animals, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Population Growth, Forecasting
Crops, Agricultural, Asia, Climate Change, Agriculture, Animal Feed, Food Supply, Africa, Animals, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Population Growth, Forecasting
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