The Future of Food in 2035

The future of food – and particularly of meat and meat consumption – can be promoted as a “no choice” future with plant-based meat as the only viable option for human health, the good of the planet, and animal welfare. But is that the case? Are there other solutions that provide consumer choice and reap the benefits to health, the planet and animal welfare? And when we look into the solutions, what are the wider implications of a fundamental change to our food system in the future?

To explore the future of food in 2035, I am painting a brief scenario focusing on:

• The New Future of Arable Farming
• Meeting the Need for Meat - Plant-Based and In-Vitro Meat
• Tax as Carrot and Stick (to change consumer behaviour)
•  Supply Chains
•  Land Use and Re-purposing

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Informing Choices Mini-Pod - The Future of Meat Production and Consumption

Meat consumption with large environmental and ethical implications is expected to grow in the future. Some studies, however, take the opposite view, that meat consumption is at a turning point because of a growing number of vegetarians and other factors in industrialised countries. In either case, the environmental and health implications of meat production and consumption will continue to be the focus of much attention.

So to discuss the Future of Meat Production and Consumption I am joined by Diana Davidson on the podcast to explore:

• The environmental impacts of red meat production and the increased health risks associated with consumption.
• How technology might support a change in consumer habits and lead to a more sustainable food future.
• How meat production and substitution (e.g. plant based meat substitutes, in vitro meat) might evolve in the future.
• The role the protein replacements (e.g. insects, vegan meat) might play in future diets.

Click below to listen to the podcast on YouTube or here for the Anchor podcast platform.

You can learn more about Diana and her work on LinkedIn, on Twitter, and on her website at vertemis.com.

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Foresight Video Shorts 11

With an eclectic mix of issues for this set of Foresight Video Shorts, we are looking at meat, a robot bird, jobs, conductive ink solar panels, and house building. The videos are from World Economic Forum and Mashable.

1. A taste of the future with ..... meat. Via World Economic Forum. 

2. A robot bird that flies just like a real one. Via Mashable. 

3. 10 jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago. Via World Economic Forum. 

4. These solar panels are printed from conductive ink and are way cheaper. Via 

5. A house built in under 14 hours? Sounds crazy but it's true. Via Mashable. 

Image Source: Hans Braxmeier /  https://pixabay.com/photos/telescope-by-looking-view-122960