29. April 2026

Less hunger, more environmental problems? Less hunger, more environmental problems?

Study by the University of Bonn investigates tradeoffs between human health and sustainability

Bonn University published a press release on the publication by Juliana Minetto Gellert Paris, Ute Nöthlings, Felix Ankomah Asante & Matin Qaim: The sustainability of diets in sub-Saharan Africa: Synergies and tradeoffs between human health and the environment; Sustainable Production and Consumption (see link below).

Balancing food production and environmental trade-offs remains a challenge.
Balancing food production and environmental trade-offs remains a challenge. © Jochen Dürr
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In sub-Saharan Africa, many people are undernourished or malnourished. A new study by the Universities of Bonn and Ghana shows how rising incomes and urbanization are influencing dietary patterns of local populations. According to this, the wealthier segments in African countries are increasingly eating like people in Western industrialized countries. Although this improves their supply of important nutrients, it also has a greater negative impact on the environment. The study also looks at how this environmental damage can be minimized. It has been published in the journal ‘Sustainable Production and Consumption.’

You can read the full news item/press release here: 

German: https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/080-2026
English:  https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/080-2026

You can read the full news item/press release here:

Juliana Minetto Gellert Paris, Ute Nöthlings, Felix Ankomah Asante & Matin Qaim: The sustainability of diets in sub-Saharan Africa: Synergies and tradeoffs between human health and the environment; Sustainable Production and Consumption; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2026.04.007