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NATURE FOOD
卷 3, 期 9, 页码 729-+出版社
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-022-00589-6
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- European Research Council under the European Union [819202]
- Aalto University School of Engineering Doctoral Programme, Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry
- project TREFORM - Academy of Finland [339834]
- European Research Council (ERC) [819202] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
By reducing competition between food and feed, replacing food-grade feeds with food system by-products can increase global food supply significantly.
Optimizing biomass use by reducing food-feed competition is paramount to achieving sustainable food systems. This study assesses global food systems in terms of livestock and aquaculture feed use and the availability of food system by-products and residues to quantify the potential for replacing food-grade feeds with food system by-products. Many livestock and aquaculture feeds compete for resources with food production. Increasing the use of food system by-products and residues as feed could reduce this competition. We gathered data on global food system material flows for crop, livestock and aquaculture production, focusing on feed use and the availability of by-products and residues. We then analysed the potential of replacing food-competing feedstuff-here cereals, whole fish, vegetable oils and pulses that account for 15% of total feed use-with food system by-products and residues. Considering the nutritional requirements of food-producing animals, including farmed aquatic species, this replacement could increase the current global food supply by up to 13% (10-16%) in terms of kcal and 15% (12-19%) in terms of protein content. Increasing the use of food system by-products as feed has considerable potential, particularly when combined with other measures, in the much-needed transition towards circular food systems.
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