Price above all else: an analysis of expert opinion on the priority actions to scale up production and consumption of plant-based meat in Brazil

• DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1303448
• Publication Date: 2024-02-27T04:59:56Z
• Authors: Peter Newton; Waverly Eichhorst; Margaret Hegwood; Rodrigo Luiz Mora...; Marina Sucha Heid...; Alexandre Hoffmann; Germano Glufke Reis
• Keywords: Consumption; Expert opinion

Introduction Plant-based meats (PBM) are an emerging set of food technologies that could reduce the environmental impacts systems by mitigating consumer demand for animal products. However, scaling up production and consumption plant-based requires overcoming multiple technological, regulatory, political, market barriers. An evidence-based prioritization needs actions may help actors (e.g., investors, funders, policymakers) who wish to scale PBM achieve desired outcomes with limited resources. Research question What most effectively and/or meat in Brazil? Methods We selected Brazil as a case study country significant agriculture sector burgeoning sector. constructed panel nine experts employed Delphi technique during two rounds online survey iteratively assess degree consensus disagreement around relative priority 14 possible (identified from relevant literature) Brazil. used Importance, Neglect, Tractability framework. Results The panelists collectively concluded top action both was price products consumers. For actions, there greater among second round survey. Discussion Our findings contribute improved understanding (a) which be highest policymakers, (b) synergies differences between versus Brazil, (c) merits focusing on consumption, (d) strengths limitations assessing expert opinion alternative protein futures using technique.