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Alphabet moonshot Tidal heralds the age of precision aquaculture

Business Green

Demand for protein from sea creatures such as tuna, salmon and shrimp is growing far faster than for animal proteins. About 17 per cent of the animal protein consumed by humans comes from fish, crustaceans and mollusks, and about three billion people depend on wild-caught and farmed seafood as their primary source of protein.

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Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’

AFN Sustainable Protein

Marica Quarsingh calls her startup Sea-Stematic the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how she believes seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right global benchmarks and market insights. Quarsingh talked to AFN about her goal and journey to putting Africa on the map for cellular seafood.

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How Forsea is avoiding the “scaffolding challenge” of cultivated meat and seafood

AFN Sustainable Protein

Global demand for aquatic foods — that’s fish and seafood — is expected to double by 2050, according to estimates that base the rise mostly on population growth. Forsea claims that eels have become an endangered species, after demand for the delicacy surged in Asia and Europe in particular. .”

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

AFN Sustainable Protein

India’s on-demand food delivery platform Swiggy was the second biggest for 2022 deals, with its $700 million round led by US investment management company Invesco. The California-based startup also acquired Cultured Decadence , a seed-stage cultivated seafood startup from Wisconsin. Image credit: Swiggy. Swiggy – $700m.