Quotes from Food Ingredients First, January 18, 2024
A recent article by Food Ingredients First explored how UK farmers reacted to the rise of cultured meat technologies, based on research by the University of Lincoln and Royal Agricultural University (RAU), UK. In this interview, they talk to Dr. John Dooley, who leads the research at RAU and manages the Cultured Meat & Farmers project, about how the new sector could affect the farming business and what the next steps are for the project.
The Cultured Meat & Farmers project brings together top specialists in cultured meat and innovation that focuses on farmers, with the goal of helping decision-makers and funders to comprehend how the technology affects various aspects of farming and rural life.
The results of the project’s initial stage — exploring how farmers feel about the technology — are available in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. The farmers who participated in the survey expressed worries about the insufficient information about the technology, with some considering cultured meat as a complement rather than a rival to grass-fed meat, indicating possibilities for the farming industry.
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