Project
KD-2021-016 Transitie vleesbedrijven naar kweekvleesbedrijven
The current business model for meat has significant risks for the climate, soil, nature, animal welfare, people’s health and water use. Meat is an inefficient protein source in relation to plant proteins due to the high feed conversion rate, the high water use and climate impact. Given the growing world population and the increase of wealth of that population, demand for meat will increase and a quick system change is needed. It is important that new alternatives for protein consumption will be developed and accepted by consumers. Dutch companies have already launched plant based protein products and milk based protein products that can be seen as direct substitutes for meat. Cultured meat is also a feasible candidate to replace meat, but this is still in the technical development phase.
RESPECT.farm has the impression that traditional meat production could be replaced by cultured meat production. However, the operational blue print of such a cultured meat farm has to be developed and tested on feasibility (in relation to other production models) and acceptance by farmers. In this project three production models for production of cultured meat will be analyzed and evaluated:
- Multinationals in food production produce cultured meat from biopt to meat
- Farmers produce cultured meat from biopt to meat
- Farmers produce cells for cultured meat, and meat companies or multinationals print cultured meat
The primary goal of this project is to research the technical, economical, legal, environmental and social feasibility of different food system models for the transition from meat production to cultured meat production.