The Potential Role of Iceland in Northern Europe's Protein Self-Sufficiency: Feasibility Study of Large-Scale Production of Spirulina in a Novel Energy-Food System.

• Main Authors: Tzachor, Asaf, Richards, Catherine E, Smidt-Jensen, Asger, Skúlason, Arnar Þór, Ramel, Alfons, Geirsdóttir, Margrét
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Europe; Iceland; Spirulina; algae; dependency; food security; protein; self-sufficiency; Faroe Islands; Norway; Guernsey
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/346306; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.93727

Europe is dependent on protein-rich crop imports to meet domestic food demand. This has moved the topic of sustainable protein self-sufficiency up the policy agenda. The current study assesses the feasibility of protein self-sufficiency in Iceland, and its capacity to meet Northern Europe's dem...