Cellular agriculture

Cellular agriculture is the production of agricultural products from cell cultures using a combination of biotechnology, tissue engineering, molecular biology, and synthetic biology to create and design new methods of producing proteins, fats, and tissues that would otherwise come from traditional agriculture. This sector primarily focuses on the production of animal derivatives, including meat, milk,, honey, and eggs, obtained through cell culture, and is proposed as a sustainable alternative to livestock farming and slaughter, practices that pose significant global challenges, including environmental impact (e.g., of meat production), animal welfare, food security, and human health.