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Redmeat versus alternative proteins. A false debate?
What if the whole debate about animal versus alternative protein was a false debate? What if it was still possible to reduce global read meat consumption by more than 50% as recommended by the experts of the EAT Lancet commission, and, at the same time preserve the livelihoods of the millions of smallholders in low-income countries whose livelihoods and food security depend on livestock rearing?
In a recent article published in Frontiers in Sustainability, two researchers from the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) challenge the soundness of this apparent dilemma. They carefully document the narratives and the arguments used by the different protagonists and show that much of this ‘Greek tragedy’ is in fact a false debate.
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