Building Sustainable Food Systems - Current Dimensions and Challenges

Abstract

"Nowadays, there is a large consensus about the challenges our world is facing in different sectors, which are amplified by the precarious state of the global ecosystem. Various food and nutrition related issues are derived from changes in food production demand as a result of socio-economic, demographic and ecological trends which correlate with economic prosperity. In the last years, the need for a turning point in the way that food systems are functioning became obvious, as the world needs to rather be oriented towards a more sustainable future in terms of inclusiveness, health and climate-resilience. This paper aims to emphasize the urgent nature of the need for transformation of existing food systems at all levels, underlining relevant implications and correlations, as this shifting remains the only solution to reaching relevant goals regarding both global food security and sustainability."