According to projections from the United Nations, global food demand could increase by around 60 percent by 2050, while only about two percent additional agricultural land is expected to become available. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) report that they are exploring new approaches to safeguard food security. A team at the TUM Campus Straubing has developed a process for producing crucial amino acids from carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and renewable energy.
Viktoria Lehmann, a doctoral candidate at TUM, describes one potential application for biotechnologically produced amino acids.
“A dairy cow needs far more than the grass growing in its pasture. High milk yields require supplemental protein, which is typically supplied through animal feed. These feeds are enriched with amino acids, the chemical building blocks of proteins,” she explains. “Across livestock production systems worldwide, millions of tons of amino acids are used as feed additives. However, their production consumes…
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