Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off

https://restofworld.org/2024/lab-grown-meat-singapore/

by thepizzaplane • 2 years ago

7 3 2 years ago

This story made me really curious about why there is such little investment there is in lab-grown meat globally, given the huge cost of global emissions from livestock. It seemed like the lab-grown meat industry was set to take off.. why are investors shying away?

Is it consumer appetites, a powerful food and or farming lobby, or are there more glamorous and interesting ways to save the planet? Should we just eat less meat?

Ekaros• 2 years ago

It is really hard. Probably not cost competitive against traditional meat. I think marketing got ahead of itself and numbers don't look so good in reality.

russellbrandom• 2 years ago

This is my understanding. It's a cool idea but it seems like it will always cost ~10x more than both actual meat and soy/coconut mixes like Impossible Burger. What's left is a pretty thin market, in my opinion.

Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off

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