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Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions

Descripción del proyecto

Afrontar los retos de la carne y el marisco cultivados

El sistema alimentario actual se queda corto, ya que genera el 17 % de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero procedentes de la ganadería, mientras que solo aporta el 18 % de las calorías y el 37 % de las proteínas mundiales. Este desequilibrio es insostenible, y está acentuado por la creciente demanda de proteínas. La carne y el marisco cultivados ofrecen una solución prometedora, pero su impacto sigue siendo incierto y no se han evaluado en profundidad ni se han tenido en cuenta las implicaciones sociales. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto FEASTS, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende redefinir los sistemas alimentarios. En concreto, reúne a las partes interesadas para evaluar la sostenibilidad de la carne y el marisco cultivados. También integra diversas perspectivas, explorando métodos de producción, cadenas de suministro y modelos empresariales. El equipo de FEASTS emplea un método de pensamiento sistémico alimentario y una evaluación de impacto multidimensional, fundamentado políticas y la toma de decisiones con transparencia y ciencia abierta.

Objetivo

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

Coordinador

IST-ID ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO PARA A INVESTIGACAO E O DESENVOLVIMENTO
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 410 477,50
Dirección
AVENIDA ANTONIO JOSE DE ALMEIDA 12
1000-043 Lisboa
Portugal

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Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
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Coste total
€ 410 477,50

Participantes (32)

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