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Towards a protein transition: taking a global perspective
The open-access book Our Future Proteins has been launched as of May 7th, 2023. A diversity of experts present their views on the transition to sustainable protein production and consumption. At the Environmental Policy group researchers Ellen Magnus and Peter Oosteveer contribute to the vision towards a protein transition by taking a global perspective on the topic.
Why we need a global perspective
Transitions never take place in isolation, and that will not be the case with a protein transition either. Our food system is truly globalized.
This means that a change in production or consumption in one country does affect consumers and producers elsewhere.
In order to assure a transition that is genuinely sustainable and equitable, we argue in this chapter, we have to take a global perspective.
In this chapter, we first explore food system governance and then dive into
three examples of the interwovenness of the Netherlands in the global food
system.
We discuss how Brazilian producers of soybeans, Chinese consumers of
Dutch milk and producers of chickpeas from around the world may be affected
by a Dutch protein transition and what this may imply for equity and sustainability. Ultimately, we conclude with suggestions on what these observations could mean for governing the protein transition.
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