The Politics Of Protein - FAKE MEAT IN THE SPOTLIGHT INFOSHEET

The Politics Of Protein FAKE MEAT IN THE SPOTLIGHT INFOSHEET APRIL 2022 FAKE MEAT WILL NOT SAVE THE PLANET A new report by IPES-Food, The Politics of Protein, reveals that fake meat is a ‘silver bullet’ technology that may not be as sustainable as its advocates claim. [...] While currently Europe holds the biggest market share, at 38.5% of global revenues in meat substitutes, the Asia-pacific market is projected to grow the fastest, at 11.18% per year to 2028. [...] ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS ARE BIG BUSINESS Beyond Meat, The insect-based a plant-based ‘meat’ protein market company was w is expected to be orth up to Projected to grow to worth more than $12B $4.2B $28B $10B in 2021 alt protein sales in 2020 by 2025 by 2027 The Asia-pacific market UK supermarket saw sales is projected to grow the of meat fastest, at alternatives increase Global sales of2020 meat subs. [...] There is also a risk that alternative proteins could entail a significant overhaul of the workforce involved in farming - displacing and disrupting the livelihoods of millions across the global South whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. [...] The potential of alternative proteins to have a positive impact on sustainability, livelihoods, and resilience is likely to be severely constrained by the business models and modus operandi of a highly concentrated industrial agri-food sector.