Our current food system presents pressing public health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. The alternative protein market seeks to remedy that by providing a quick, economically viable and taste-first alternative to the problem of animal protein. On the other hand, the food sovereignty movement recognises food as a right and hunger as a problem of food governance and injustice. Can a market solution that doesn’t keep farmers at the heart of its change really work? Can focussing only on the local food systems be a solution? Hear both sides of the argument from our experts below:
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Key highlights from the discussion:
1. Varun: “Reallocation of industrial agricultural land for reforestation, regenerative agriculture etc. is required, but needs to be made simpler in order to counter meat’s entrenched place in most cultures.”
2. Ajay: “Innovation doesn’t address process issues and systems breakdown. We need to focus on reduction targets.”
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Key highlights from the discussion:
1. Richa: “Alternate proteins are a viable solution in the face of a climate emergency, which buys us time to work towards a better future.”
2. Milena: “The best way to promote change is not to promote new structures but to work with existing ones”
