2025/05/16 by Jonas Stehl, Alexander Vonderschmidt, Sebastián Vollmer +2 · 3 voices · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact #Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s43016-025-01173-4
openalex publication_date 2025/05/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
In light of nationalist trends, disruptions to global food supply chains and efforts to concurrently promote sustainable diets, we assess national capacities to achieve dietary guidelines based on domestic production alone. Over a third of all countries cannot meet self-sufficiency for more than two of the seven essential food groups. Low self-sufficiency and overdependence on a few countries for imports threaten their capability to respond to global shocks, particularly for small states.