TY - JOUR
T1 - Will the protein transition lead to sustainable food systems?
AU - Jenkins, Wendy M.N.
AU - Trindade, Luisa M.
AU - Pyett, Stacy
AU - van Mierlo, Barbara
AU - Welch, David
AU - van Zanten, Hannah H.E.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - The term protein transition has gained increasing attention but what it concretely means is often unclear. We propose the protein transition to be a transition of the production, division, and consumption of animal derived products, how to reduce them and what could replace them to improve healthfulness, reduce environmental impact, and increase ethical aspects of food production. Proposed solutions including high-tech meat and dairy replacement strategies, plant breeding strategies, animal production strategies, and production systems strategies, are promising but face the risk for un-intended negative consequences. To achieve a sustainable food system utilizing the proposed solutions: animal derived products in high-income countries must be reduced, a whole diet approach is necessary, pathways for implementation must be better explored, and a food systems transformation supported by policy will ultimately be required.
AB - The term protein transition has gained increasing attention but what it concretely means is often unclear. We propose the protein transition to be a transition of the production, division, and consumption of animal derived products, how to reduce them and what could replace them to improve healthfulness, reduce environmental impact, and increase ethical aspects of food production. Proposed solutions including high-tech meat and dairy replacement strategies, plant breeding strategies, animal production strategies, and production systems strategies, are promising but face the risk for un-intended negative consequences. To achieve a sustainable food system utilizing the proposed solutions: animal derived products in high-income countries must be reduced, a whole diet approach is necessary, pathways for implementation must be better explored, and a food systems transformation supported by policy will ultimately be required.
U2 - 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100809
DO - 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100809
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:85206299153
SN - 2211-9124
VL - 43
JO - Global Food Security
JF - Global Food Security
M1 - 100809
ER -