Geography and Sustainability (Sep 2023)

Seeking sustainable solutions for human food systems

  • Zhiyuan Zhu,
  • Jiajia Duan,
  • Zhenzhong Dai,
  • Yongzhong Feng,
  • Gaihe Yang

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 183 – 187

Abstract

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Sustainable food system development is the cornerstone of global human survival and development. This research briefly analyzes the challenges facing the current food system, summarizes the directions of food system transformation, expounds the role of geography in the transformation of food system, and discusses the future paths to promote the sustainable development of food system. The main conclusions are as follows: 1) The interaction of factors such as regional conflicts, climate change, slowdown in development, raging epidemics, and resource and environmental constraints pose multiple challenges to the global food system. 2) The food system should be high-quality, efficient, nutritious and healthy, green and low-carbon, inclusive and inclusive transformation. 3) Geography can provide solutions for the transformation of food systems. 4) The transformation paths of the food system includes: establishing a global food system with benefit sharing, cleaner production, and fair participation, improving the innovation capability of the food system, and establishing an effective organizational guarantee system.

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