Ensuring Food Security Through Meal Optimization

Abstract

Food security is of vital importance for human existence. Yet, global food production has huge environmental impacts which increasingly threaten food security. Today, food production occupies around 40% of all ice-free land surface, contributes about 25x0025; of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, and is the largest driver of deforestation. Moreover, it accounts for about 70% of the Earth’s freshwater withdrawals and is driving nitrogen and phosphorus eutrophication and acidification of the Earth’s ecosystems.