Assessing nutritional, health, and environmental sustainability dimensions of agri-food production
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Date
2020-09Type
- Journal Article
Abstract
Agri-food production systems are major drivers of global sustainability challenges including climate change, freshwater scarcity, micronutrient deficiencies, and cardiovascular disease. There is an urgent need for more robust methods (e.g., life cycle assessment, system-based modelling) and metrics (e.g., Disability-Adjusted Life Years, nutrient diversity indicators) to quantitatively assess the sustainability of these production systems on a joint nutritional, health, and environmental basis. Creating a sustainable future will require actors to co-develop and co-implement interventions across these groups; presently, however, these fields are misaligned. Current methods are siloed, qualitative, and calorie- or food- based, and they should be developed in a more holistic, quantitative, and nutritionally-focused manner. Developing data-driven and interdisciplinary approaches can help to alleviate food security and sustainability challenges. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000428979Publication status
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Journal / series
Global Food SecurityVolume
Pages / Article No.
Publisher
ElsevierSubject
Sustainability; Human nutrition; Human health; Agri-food production; Life cycle assessment; AgricultureOrganisational unit
09571 - Mathys, Alexander / Mathys, Alexander
Funding
172415 - Nutritional combined Environmental Impact Assessment of Swiss Food Consumption and Trade (SNF)
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