Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions

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Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions

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Abstract (Englisch)	The current food system is insufficient and unsustainable, generating 17% of the total GHG emissions for animal farming while onlysupplying 18% of the global calories and 37% of the global proteins. The cultured meat (CM) and cultured seafood (CSF) industry isemerging to meet the growing demand of protein with promises of lower environmental footprint. However, the current knowledge onthe impact of this sector is limited, based on developments that have not happened yet and lacking important considerations such asits social impact or its adaptability to current and future demand. Current race-to-market pressures, fueled by recent market approvalsoverseas, highlight the need to define a roadmap that can develop the sector in an ethical, sustainable and cost-competitive way. This isa unique opportunity for an effective reorganisation of the food system to establish resilient value chains in the EU. Gathering a large setof independent food system actors, FEASTS will provide an unprecedented, unbiased and robust knowledge base for the assessment ofthe sustainability aspects of the CM/CSF sector by actively promoting multistakeholder engagement and co-creation activities groundedon transparent dialogue and open science practices. It will explore different production methods, product types, supply and value chainsas well as business models to provide balanced solutions that are not only sustainable by design and cost-efficient, but also ethicallyresponsible, safe and nutritious, fair and inclusive. FEASTS, designed as a think-tank, adopts a Food Systems Thinking approach and amultidimensional impact assessment including not only LCA, TEA and SLCA of CM/CSF products and their comparison to conventionalcounterparts but also systems dynamic modelling and integrated scenario analysis that will provide a decision support tool for informedpolicy- and decision-making in the EU.

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The current food system is insufficient and unsustainable, generating 17% of the total GHG emissions for animal farming while onlysupplying 18% of the global calories and 37% of the global proteins. The cultured meat (CM) and cultured seafood (CSF) industry isemerging to meet the growing demand of protein with promises of lower environmental footprint. However, the current knowledge onthe impact of this sector is limited, based on developments that have not happened yet and lacking important considerations such asits social impact or its adaptability to current and future demand. Current race-to-market pressures, fueled by recent market approvalsoverseas, highlight the need to define a roadmap that can develop the sector in an ethical, sustainable and cost-competitive way. This isa unique opportunity for an effective reorganisation of the food system to establish resilient value chains in the EU. Gathering a large setof independent food system actors, FEASTS will provide an unprecedented, unbiased and robust knowledge base for the assessment ofthe sustainability aspects of the CM/CSF sector by actively promoting multistakeholder engagement and co-creation activities groundedon transparent dialogue and open science practices. It will explore different production methods, product types, supply and value chainsas well as business models to provide balanced solutions that are not only sustainable by design and cost-efficient, but also ethicallyresponsible, safe and nutritious, fair and inclusive. FEASTS, designed as a think-tank, adopts a Food Systems Thinking approach and amultidimensional impact assessment including not only LCA, TEA and SLCA of CM/CSF products and their comparison to conventionalcounterparts but also systems dynamic modelling and integrated scenario analysis that will provide a decision support tool for informedpolicy- and decision-making in the EU.