The document discusses future challenges and opportunities for the global food supply. By 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.8 billion people, putting pressure on food production. Currently, over 2 billion people suffer from malnutrition or obesity. New sources of protein and plant-based foods will be needed to sustainably feed more people while protecting the environment. Emerging technologies like cellular agriculture, vertical farming, and single-cell protein could help produce food without using additional land. The food system may also become more distributed, personalized, and high-tech through approaches like 3D food printing and smart vending machines tailored to individual needs and preferences.

1. Future Food
Supply
Kaisa Poutanen
Research professor
@kaisa_poutanen
#VTTGrowthLab

2. 2
2020
7,8
2 billion
2 billion
55 %
World population
Overweight
Nutrition deficiencies
Urban
2050
9,8 billion
?
?
68 %

3. Environmental challenges
More food
needed!
No more land
available
70% of cultivated
land used for
animal
feed
26 % of
greenhouse
emissions

4. Now in Europe
About 2/3 of dietary
protein and fat are
of animal origin
Dietary challenges
Protein
10-20 E%
(50-100g)
Carbohydrate
40-60 E%
(200-300g)
25-35g
dietary fibre
Fat
25-40 E%
(50-100g)

5. OPPORTUNITIES
FOR NEW FOOD
SOURCES

6. Smart use of resources –
rethink the agro-food
chain
Food without fields
– cellular agriculture

7. Food 4.0
New protein
ingredients
More plant
foods
Tasty,
healthy,
sustainable
Food also
without
fields

8. Smart use of resources
Waste Side-stream
Main-stream
NOW FUTURE
Main-stream

9. Alternative
ingredients
for food and
feed
Plant cellsVertical
farming
Insects
Single
cell
protein
Recombinant
protein
production
Safety Digestibility Applicability
Food without Fields
Food
from air
Uusi kuva

10. Distributed
production
Agile
processing
Industry
4.0
Personalization
Food manufacturing 4.0

11. Enabling
technologies
for personalized
services
Printed
intelligence
Sensors
and rapid
methods
Agile
processing
technologies
Augumented
reality
New
means of
delivery and
logistics
Artificial
intelligence
Data management
Augmented
reality

12. FoodMyWay
Next generation smart
snack machines
to produce fresh, healthy
and personalized food
from semi-finished
ingredients, at work or on-
the-go.
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13. Services
Experiences
Well-being
Convenience
Consumer 4.0?

14. Thank you!
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