To feed the growing global population, estimates suggest we’ll have to increase food production by as much as 68 percent by 2050. And that’s not the only challenge; there’s also the fact that the middle-class population is growing, which generally brings with it increased demand for meat over grains, legumes, and wheat. Satisfying this demand for more food – and, most likely, more meat – presents a huge challenge for our already struggling planet, especially when you consider that the food system accounts for 26 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
Finnish Research Firm VTT Develops Meat Alternatives
The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed what it describes as sustainable meat alternatives, through the use of cellular agriculture. VTT’s initiative uses under-used and easy-to-grow local plants such as fava beans and sorghum to replicate...
