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Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions

Description du projet

Relever les défis que posent la viande et des fruits de mer cultivés

Le système alimentaire actuel n’est pas satisfaisant, dans la mesure où il est responsable de 17 % des émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre provenant de l’élevage, alors qu’il ne fournit que 18 % des calories et 37 % des protéines mondiales. Ce déséquilibre n’est pas viable et est encore exacerbé par la demande croissante de protéines. La viande de culture (VC) et les fruits de mer de culture (FMC) constituent des solutions prometteuses, mais leur impact demeure incertain, faute d’une évaluation et d’une prise en compte approfondies des implications sociales. Dans ce contexte, le projet FEASTS, financé par l’UE, entend redéfinir les systèmes alimentaires. Plus précisément, il rassemble diverses parties prenantes afin d’évaluer la viabilité des VC/FMC. Il intègre également diverses perspectives, explorant les méthodes de production, les chaînes d’approvisionnement et les modèles d’entreprise. FEASTS adopte une approche de réflexion sur les systèmes alimentaires et une évaluation d’impact multidimensionnelle, informant la politique et la prise de décision avec transparence et science ouverte.

Objectif

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.

Coordinateur

IST-ID ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO PARA A INVESTIGACAO E O DESENVOLVIMENTO
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 410 477,50
Adresse
AVENIDA ANTONIO JOSE DE ALMEIDA 12
1000-043 Lisboa
Portugal

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Région
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Type d’activité
Research Organisations
Liens
Coût total
€ 410 477,50

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