Socio-economic futures for cellular agriculture: the development of a novel framework

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7

Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2023

Novel agri-food technologies such as cellular agriculture present strong economic opportunities, with potential to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, improve animal welfare, and feed world. A rich body literature has emerged in past five years that evaluates those claims, illuminates diverse food system futures framed by novel technology actors across system. To date, characterizations rely mainly on public data, advertisements press releases, have yet engage deeply a broader suite social, economic, material pathways for their emergence. The need robust social scientific framework through which describe evaluate concrete is needed. In this paper, we draw from set fifty-two interviews 3 focus groups key stakeholders industry, academia, investment, research institutions. We found three considerations futures: understand places scales ‘happens’, balance competitive industry interests public-private collaboration, navigate extent interfaces traditional agriculture. From these considerations, deduce dimensions technologies, broadly: centralization, access, integration. Plotting variables assumptions, preconceptions, enabling conditions may engender more or less desirable futures.

Язык: Английский

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Environmental Impacts and Benefits of Tofu Production from Organic and Conventional Soybean Cropping: Improvement Potential from Renewable Energy Use and Circular Economy Patterns

Environments, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(5), С. 73 - 73

Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2023

This study aimed to quantify and evaluate the main environmental impacts generated in each phase of tofu production as well its co-products (soy milk, food integrators, etc.) by-products (straw, hulls, from organic conventional soybean cropping compare them with protein sources (e.g., livestock meat snails). The starting case was company “Tigusto SA” located Cugnasco-Locarno (Switzerland). analysis performed by means life cycle assessment (LCA) method, applying a systematic cradle-to-gate approach, cultivation extraction raw materials final products. aim identify phases that cause burdens propose alternative solutions minimize impacts. Results show importance circularity-based scenarios, such reuse/recycling residues use renewable energy, which could increase sustainability investigated system, providing economic benefits.

Язык: Английский

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Clean Meat and Muddy Markets: Substitution and Indeterminacy in Consumerist Solutions to Animal Agriculture

Food Ethics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 9(2)

Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Chinese consumers’ valuation for prepared plant‐based meat products: Does environmental information matter?

Journal of Food Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 89(9), С. 5823 - 5840

Опубликована: Авг. 4, 2024

Abstract Despite the growing interest in innovative nonanimal protein‐prepared foods, knowledge about consumer demand for these newly prepared foods and their potential scope market could be improved. This study reports results of a discrete choice experiment on consumers’ ( n = 1245) willingness to pay (WTP) plant‐based meat (PPBM) context Chinese food culture. Consumers were randomly assigned treated group with additional environmental information PPBM. The estimation random parameter logit model showed that when was provided, preferences WTP frozen meatballs mixed (beef‐based soy protein–based meat) PBM (pure significantly increased. However, preference quality safety attributes decreased. Simultaneously, availability reveals heterogeneity preferences. found positive PPBM limited consumers low degree technology neophobia (FTN) high FTN may avoid purchasing made from PBM. In contrast, higher time (i.e., impatient consumers) likelier meatballs. Practical Application is especially valuable developing China has become largest market. Understanding products impact provision will assist companies devising suitable strategies development new products. findings this provide targeted insights industry help guide more effectively.

Язык: Английский

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The potential footprint of alternative meat adoption on corn and soybean producers

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8

Опубликована: Окт. 22, 2024

Alternative meat (AltMeat), which includes plant-based and cultured meats, has the potential to improve global food supply chain on numerous environmental societal dimensions. Some of these gains, derived from lower animal consumption, could disrupt crops that are used as feed. This study evaluates impact displacement major corn soybean-producing regions, globally or in developed regions. We combine trading patterns regional cost structures with crop demand reductions caused by displacement, occur 2032 top an Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development Food Agriculture Organization United Nations (OECD-FAO) baseline projection without AltMeat. find US European Union (EU) would have a minor effect markets. Worldwide however, lead significantly soybean prices relative OECD-FAO explore quantitatively heterogeneous such developments crop-producing Our findings shed light trade-off associated significant benefits more sustainable production.

Язык: Английский

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