THIS YEAR’S BAYER AGVOCACY FORUM AT COMMODITY CLASSIC FEATURED CROSS INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD, INCLUDING GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY, PLANT BASED FOODS AND CELLULAR AGRICULTURE.
ANDREW NOYES IS WITH A CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANY CALLED JUST, WHICH IS DEVELOPING CELL-BASED PROTEIN. HE SAYS THEY’RE YEARS AWAY FROM LARGE SCALE COMMERCIALIZATION AND THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ON THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE PRODUCT.
FUTURIST NIKOLAS BADMINTON SAYS HE THINKS SOME CONSUMERS WILL CHOOSE CELL-BASED PROTEIN OR PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVES BUT THEY AREN’T THE ANSWER TO GLOBAL HUNGER.
NCBA’S KEVIN KESTER SAYS THEY AREN’T AFRAID OF THE COMPETITION. THEY JUST WANT THE PRODUCTS REGULATED AND ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.
HE SAYS THERE ARE NO DEFINITIONS YET FOR THESE PRODUCTS AND MANY UNKNOWNS, LIKE THE LEVEL OF ANTIBIOTICS THAT WILL BE USED.
