FT 27.12.1931 Dec 2019 12:01
FT article "Have we reached peak meat?
... Yet it might not be demand that ultimately determines when meat consumption peaks, say analysts. Limited by land and water usage as well as climate change, production of meat from animals as well as the crops that feed livestock cannot go on indefinitely, says Bahige El-Rayes, a partner at consultancy AT Kearney.
“Production of meat from slaughtered animals is set to peak,” he says, adding: “The only way to satisfy demand is alternative supplies [of protein].” Many food and agritech specialists share his view that substitutes made from alternative sources, including plant proteins, cell-based meat which is grown from animal cells, insects and microbials, are expected to meet the increasing demand."