University of Lincoln: Report Highlights Farmers’ Concerns About Cultured Meat

While some UK farmers see the advances in the development of cultured, or cell-based meat, as potential competition to traditional meat production, others from the farming community have suggested it could create a premium for pasture-reared meat.

Research into farmers’ attitudes towards cultured meat, led by a team from the University of Lincoln and Royal Agricultural University (RAU), and published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, reports the views of UK farmers about this potentially disruptive technology.

The farmers also talked about public health effects of the new technology, how it could lead to consolidation of power in the food system, and how it might affect rural life.

While there have been many academic papers about the opportunities for cultured meat, very little work has been undertaken to ask how it might affect farming.

Now, a team of farmers, researchers, and start-ups – funded by the BBSRC in the Transforming Food Systems Programme is looking to redress this balance.

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