Horizon scanning and review of the impact of five food and food production models for the global food system in 2050

Glaros, Alesandros; Marquis, Sarah; Major, Chelsea; Quarshie, Philip Tetteh; Ashton, Lisa; Green, Arthur G.; Kc, Krishna Bahadur; Newman, Lenore; Newell, Robert; Yada, Rickey Y.; Fraser, Evan D. G.

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.013

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“…These factors have re-emerged in recent years with varying importance for various nations. Several re-emerging and new protein sources from plants, microbes, the marine environment, insects, and in-vitro meat may offer opportunities to obtain higher quality protein and new sources of bioactive peptides (Aguilera, 2022;Derossi et al, 2020;Glaros et al, 2022). Over the last decade, there has been a strong interest from industry, academia, and consumers in establishing alternatives to animal-based proteins.…”

Section: Alternative Proteinsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The fourth industrial revolution in the food industry—part II: Emerging food trends

Hassoun¹,

Bekhit

Jambrak

et al. 2022

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

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The food industry has recently been under unprecedented pressure due to major global challenges, such as climate change, exponential increase in world population and urbanization, and the worldwide spread of new diseases and pandemics, such as the COVID-19. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) has been gaining momentum since 2015 and has revolutionized the way in which food is produced, transported, stored, perceived, and consumed worldwide, leading to the emergence of new food trends.After reviewing Industry 4.0 technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, smart sensors, robotics, blockchain, and the Internet of Things) in Part I of this work , this complimentary review will focus on emerging food trends (such as fortified and functional foods, additive manufacturing technologies, cultured meat, precision fermentation, and personalized food) and their connection with Industry 4.0 innovations. Implementation of new food trends has been associated with recent advances in Industry 4.0 technologies, enabling a range of new possibilities. The results show several positive food trends that reflect increased awareness of food chain actors of the food-related health and environmental impacts of food systems. Emergence of other food trends and higher consumer interest and engagement in the transition towards sustainable food development and innovative green strategies are expected in the future.

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confidence: 99%

“…Several technologies, both realistic and speculative, have been proposed, however, only tissue culture and cell culture have actually been used to produce cultured meat so far. The speculative methods of production, such as nanotechnology and biophotonics, are currently at the conceptual stage (Glaros et al, 2022).…”

Section: The Cultured Meat Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

The fourth industrial revolution in the food industry—part II: Emerging food trends

Hassoun¹,

Bekhit

Jambrak

et al. 2022

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

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“…There are many innovative technologies in food production acting as food frontiers, which can achieve eco-sustainability and the security of global food, seeking for more sustainable future. These food frontiers may include controlled-environment agriculture [109], climate-driven northern agricultural expansion [110], cellular agriculture [111], entomophagy [112] and seaweed aquaculture [3,113,114]. Based on the single-cell protein in macro-fungi/mushrooms, many possibilities exist to use agricultural residues and wastes because of their fast growth, high cell densities, long history of use, and simple reactor design.…”

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A Comparative Photographic Review on Higher Plants and Macro-Fungi: A Soil Restoration for Sustainable Production of Food and Energy

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The Kingdom of Plantae is considered the main source of human food, and includes several edible and medicinal plants, whereas mushrooms belong to the Kingdom of fungi. There are a lot of similar characteristics between mushrooms and higher plants, but there are also many differences among them, especially from the human health point of view. The absences of both chlorophyll content and the ability to form their own food are the main differences between mushrooms and higher plants. The main similar attributes found in both mushrooms and higher plants are represented in their nutritional and medicinal activities. The findings of this review have a number of practical implications. A lot of applications in different fields could be found also for both mushrooms and higher plants, especially in the bioenergy, biorefinery, soil restoration, and pharmaceutical fields, but this study is the first report on a comparative photographic review between them. An implication of the most important findings in this review is that both mushrooms and plants should be taken into account when integrated food and energy are needed. These findings will be of broad use to the scientific and biomedical communities. Further investigation and experimentation into the integration and production of food crops and mushrooms are strongly recommended under different environmental conditions, particularly climate change.

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“…Since traditional soil-based agriculture is resource-intensive according to Ragaveena, Shirly Edward, and Surendran [7] and Benke and Tomkins [8] indicate that arable land is a diminishing resource, we discuss another avenue of growing crops as a potential solution to mitigate food insecurity. Five innovative agricultural production methods were studied by Glaros et al [9] as potentially sustainable alternatives to soil-based agriculture. The researchers concluded that Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) was more feasible than the other four methods of cellular agriculture, northern agricultural expansion, insects as a food source or entomophagy, and seaweed aquaculture [9].…”

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“…Five innovative agricultural production methods were studied by Glaros et al [9] as potentially sustainable alternatives to soil-based agriculture. The researchers concluded that Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) was more feasible than the other four methods of cellular agriculture, northern agricultural expansion, insects as a food source or entomophagy, and seaweed aquaculture [9]. Controlled environment agriculture is a closed-system novel farming method that uses a small footprint to grow crops [10].…”

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Controlled Environment Agriculture and Its Ability to Mitigate Food Insecurity

Garcia¹,

Griffith²,

Buss³

et al. 2023

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The research objective of this review is to discuss the rationale that led to the development of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and investigate this agricultural approach as a potential solution to mitigate the increased pressures on food security. It describes the need for urban cultivation systems using controlled environments and how they can be harnessed to address pressures facing food security. The factors that have contributed to the growth of CEAs, education, environmental justice, and the advantages and disadvantages of growing crops in CEAs in urban areas will be discussed. The article reviews global urban cultivation systems using controlled environments, by identifying the technologies needed to establish them. The practice of CEA is being increasingly adopted worldwide and we describe urban agriculture and compare it with traditional growing systems. Indoor farming systems that integrate into existing urban infrastructure such as vertical farming and plant factories using CEAs are discussed. Indoor farming gives urban areas enhanced access to food sources, but the cost is high, however decreasing due to recent technological advances. The current review extends the literature by incorporating recent research on the topic of agriculture in urban areas and food security. This review seeks to provide additional information regarding the viability of CEA in urban areas.

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Horizon scanning and review of the impact of five food and food production models for the global food system in 2050

Cited by 29 publications

References 99 publications

The fourth industrial revolution in the food industry—part II: Emerging food trends

The fourth industrial revolution in the food industry—part II: Emerging food trends

A Comparative Photographic Review on Higher Plants and Macro-Fungi: A Soil Restoration for Sustainable Production of Food and Energy

Controlled Environment Agriculture and Its Ability to Mitigate Food Insecurity

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