The Role of Alternative Crops in an Upcoming Global Food Crisis: A Concise Review

• Published in: Foods Vol. 11; no. 22; p. 3584
• Main Authors: Mavroeidis, Antonios, Roussis, Ioannis, Kakabouki, Ioanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Agricultural commodities; Agricultural industry; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Alternative crops; Amino acids; Climate change; Corn; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Crops; Epidemics; Exports; Food prices; Food science; Food Security; Food supply; Global Food Crisis; Hunger; International economic relations; Malnutrition; Management; Pandemics; Prices; Review; Salinity; Security; Seeds; Supply chains; Sustainable Development Goals; Sustainable practices; Trade restrictions; Wheat; United States; Asia; Ukraine; Russia; Global Food Crisis; Food Security; Sustainable Development Goals; alternative crops
• ISSN: 2304-8158; 2304-8158
• DOI: 10.3390/foods11223584

Achieving Food Security (FS) is perhaps our most challenging aspiration. Despite our best efforts, millions of people around the globe are malnourished or live with hunger. The state of the geo-political scene, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, have recently brought forth fears of a Global Food Crisis (GFC). Here, we present the factors that threaten FS and could trigger a GFC, examine the potential of alternative crops (ACs) as a measure against an upcoming GFC, and highlight the key aspects of the ACs introduction process in new regions. ACs could enhance FS, yet their success is premised on the adoption of sustainable practices and the implementation of food strategies that aim to promote healthy consumer behaviours.