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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Food loss typically refers to loss of edible food before harvest or in the supply chain (e.g., Food waste , by contrast, refers to loss of edible food due to consumer behavior, (e.g., Development of new plant proteins is one way to shift consumer diets to meat alternatives and meal substitutions (Costa et al., 225-242.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

This may not be the meat our fathers will eat, but with no antibiotics, chemicals, or ethical objections, it may be the meat our children will eat. Look no further than Missouri, which recently became the first State to prohibit the use of the word “meat” to refer to anything other than animal flesh [6].