Ethical and economic implications of the adoption of novel plant-based beef substitutes in the USA: a general equilibrium modelling study

Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Barnhill, Anne; Bernstein, Justin; Bogard, Jessica R.; Dennis, Gabriel; Dixon, Peter; Fanzo, Jessica; Herrero, Mario; McLaren, Rebecca; Palmer, Jeda; Rieder, Travis N.; Rimmer, Maureen T.; Faden, Ruth R.

doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00169-3

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“…This is due to an increasing world population [ 140 , 141 ] and to meet a demand for lower energy and labor inputs to food production. Success in this matter means sustaining our feeding needs and consists of an intricate web involving psychological [ 142 ], political [ 136 ], environmental [ 143 , 144 ], cultural, economic, and personal issues [ 136 , 139 , 141 , 142 , 145 ].…”

Section: Application Of Green Protein Todaymentioning

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“…Despite globalized and scattered information, plant-based foods and plant (and other sources of) protein [ 135 , 136 , 138 ] are deemed to be at the forefront of our interest. There are recent approaches to the transition to plant-based protein [ 136 , 139 , 145 , 157 , 158 ], signaling efforts of the scientific community to keep up with this trend.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, economic modeling suggests positive effects of the adoption of plant-based beef alternatives such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced carbon footprint, and exports of agriculture products. On the other hand, it may result in the disruption of cattle and beef processing sectors throughout the agriculture economy, which will face a complex ethical and political transition [ 145 ].…”

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Green Biomass-Based Protein for Sustainable Feed and Food Supply: An Overview of Current and Future Prospective

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It is necessary to develop and deploy novel protein production to allow the establishment of a sustainable supply for both humans and animals, given the ongoing expansion of protein demand to meet the future needs of the increased world population and high living standards. In addition to plant seeds, green biomass from dedicated crops or green agricultural waste is also available as an alternative source to fulfill the protein and nutrient needs of humans and animals. The development of extraction and precipitation methods (such as microwave coagulation) for chloroplast and cytoplasmic proteins, which constitute the bulk of leaf protein, will allow the production of leaf protein concentrates (LPC) and protein isolates (LPI). Obtained LPC serves as a sustainable alternative source of animal-based protein besides being an important source of many vital phytochemicals, including vitamins and substances with nutritional and pharmacological effects. Along with it, the production of LPC, directly or indirectly, supports sustainability and circular economy concepts. However, the quantity and quality of LPC largely depend on several factors, including plant species, extraction and precipitation techniques, harvest time, and growing season. This paper provides an overview of the history of green biomass-derived protein from the early green fodder mill concept by Károly Ereky to the state-of-art of green-based protein utilization. It highlights potential approaches for enhancing LPC production, including dedicated plant species, associated extraction methods, selection of optimal technologies, and best combination approaches for improving leaf protein isolation.

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“…In addition to these potential benefits, a recent study conducted by Mason-D'Croz and colleagues suggests that the negative impacts on food production or employment numbers observed following a reduction in the demand for animal products may be offset by the plant-based foods sector (2022). If beef production were to be replaced by the latter at a rate of 60%, for example, a 41.4-45.3% reduction in output by the live cattle and processing sectors may be observed, as well as a 44.1-47.1% reduction in employment (Mason-D'Croz et al, 2022). Simultaneously, however, output in areas including flour milling, soya oil production, maize processing, and grain farming would be increased by 43.3%, 20.7%, 16.4%, and 8.7%, respectively, alongside employment increases ranging from 10.2-44.0% (Mason-D'Croz et al, 2022).…”

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“…If beef production were to be replaced by the latter at a rate of 60%, for example, a 41.4-45.3% reduction in output by the live cattle and processing sectors may be observed, as well as a 44.1-47.1% reduction in employment (Mason-D'Croz et al, 2022). Simultaneously, however, output in areas including flour milling, soya oil production, maize processing, and grain farming would be increased by 43.3%, 20.7%, 16.4%, and 8.7%, respectively, alongside employment increases ranging from 10.2-44.0% (Mason-D'Croz et al, 2022). While a 60% replacement of beef production is not feasible or even recommended given consumer habits and established standards of living, this statistic serves to demonstrate that a transition away from factory farming may not have a significant impact economically or in terms of food security.…”

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Factory farming in Canada: Addressing imprudent antibiotic usage and the conditions experienced by non-human animals to enhance global health

Chesney¹

2022

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Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a significant global threat affecting humans, non-human animals, and the environment. The phenomenon is largely attributed to intensive animal agriculture, with disregard for the health and well-being of non-human animals including extreme confinement or overcrowding inducing immune stress and thus necessitating the prophylactic administration of antibiotics in food production. With both antimicrobial application and fatal multidrug-resistant infections projected to rise drastically over the next quarter century, a cohesive One Health approach is urgently required to promote global health and well-being. Using Guelph, Ontario as a point of focus, an internationally applicable strategy is proposed to overcome anthropocentrism, reduce factory farming and imprudent antibiotic usage, and apply alternatives to antibiotic-based therapies including bacteriophages on a larger scale, mitigating existing effects of resistance genes and sustainably preventing further emergence, an approach expected to positively impact the health of humans, non-human animals, and the environment.

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Healthy Eating Policy and Public Reason in a Complex World: Normative and Empirical Issues

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Bonotti

2023

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Who gets to decide what it means to live a healthy lifestyle, and how important a healthy lifestyle is to a good life? As more governments make preventing obesity and diet-related illness a priority, it has become more important to consider the ethics and acceptability of their efforts. When it comes to laws and policies that promote healthy eating—such as special taxes on sugary drinks or programs to encourage consumption of fruits and vegetables—critics argue that these policies are paternalistic, and that they limit individual autonomy over food choices. In our book Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach (Barnhill and Bonotti 2022), we argue that both paternalistic justifications for healthy eating efforts and anti-paternalistic arguments against them can be grounded in perfectionist views that overly prioritize some values over others. We therefore propose a more inclusive, public reason approach to healthy eating policy that will be appealing to those who take pluralism and cultural diversity seriously, by providing a framework through which different kinds of values, including but not limited to autonomy and health, can be factored into the public justification for healthy eating efforts. Additionally, the book adopts a ‘farm to fork’ approach to the ethics of healthy eating efforts: it engages with theories and debates in political philosophy, considers the implications of different theoretical positions for healthy eating efforts, and then develops a framework for assessing policies that can be used by researchers and policymakers. As well as offering a novel normative analysis of healthy eating policy, we also provide a theoretical framework that will be applicable beyond healthy eating policy to a wide range of public policy scenarios. We are extremely grateful to the contributors to this symposium for their thoughtful commentaries on our book. In this article, we provide a critical reflection on the issues they raise with regard to some key aspects of our analysis.

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Ethical and economic implications of the adoption of novel plant-based beef substitutes in the USA: a general equilibrium modelling study

Cited by 17 publications

References 33 publications

Green Biomass-Based Protein for Sustainable Feed and Food Supply: An Overview of Current and Future Prospective

Green Biomass-Based Protein for Sustainable Feed and Food Supply: An Overview of Current and Future Prospective

Factory farming in Canada: Addressing imprudent antibiotic usage and the conditions experienced by non-human animals to enhance global health

Healthy Eating Policy and Public Reason in a Complex World: Normative and Empirical Issues

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