Future foods 1

With more people than any other nation in the world, China is a huge potential market for business. 

So when its authoritarian government released a new 5-year plan for citizen food consumption last month, food companies paid attention. The plan includes "cultivated meat" and "plant-based eggs" for the first time.

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Yes, these foods are real. A number of companies have done the research and are producing the products. With the endorsement of the government of this enormous global market, those companies see more acceptance, more expansion and growth in their future.

Yes, it's a big market. The Chinese eat 28% of all the world's meat, including half of all the pork consumed globally. 

It may be that China is being motivated to do this by worldwide pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. According to U.N. Food and Agriculture, livestock raised for food contributes 14% of global emissions.

from Time

(cont'd tomorrow)