C1 Project global food demand and sustainable food security

Countries are inter-linked in an era of globalization, so that sustainable food consumption should be analyzed from a global perspective. Consumers and society influence food systems through food demand trends: quantity, quality and structure. In large parts of the world, demand trends are still primarily driven by population and income growth, leading to rising food consumption and dietary shifts towards more animal source products. This subproject will project food demand and nutrition transition at the global scale with statistical tools and machine learning, identify current major problems which impede sustainable food security and propose targeted policy solutions.

Possible dissertation topics:

Projecting global food demand and dietary change: Implications for sustainable development
Trends in global meat and dairy demand – human and planetary health: What role for policies?
Global malnutrition and sustainable food security: Driving forces and policy implications

Xiaohua Yu

Jasmin Wehner