#alternative protein News
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2023
What can generative AI do for sustainability? Who in the sector are paid most? Stories that attempted to answer these questions captured the attention of Eco-Business readers in 2023.
Food & Agriculture
Vegan shrimp paste and meatless rendang: Are local flavours key to unlocking alternative protein’s potential in Southeast Asia?
Industry watchers say local start-ups are more nimble and adept at customising their plant-based products to cater to the market’s unique palate. They stand a chance of avoiding problems that have plagued the business in the West.
Food & Agriculture
Eco-Business wins media industry awards for work on food innovation and fair financing
Its ‘Future of Food’ podcast series commissioned by nutrition and taste firm Kerry won the top prize at the WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards. The sustainability media publication dominated the ‘Best Podcast’ award category – its bilingual podcast on Orang Asli filmmakers picked up the runner-up prize.
Food & Agriculture
Novel meat substitutes must supply half of China’s 2060 protein intake to decarbonise food sector: report
Similar efforts must be undertaken by major markets across Asia, in parallel with stemming deforestation and cutting industrial meat production, Singapore-based consultancy Asia Research and Engagement said.
Food & Agriculture
APAC alternative protein investment surges, defying global funding plunge
Carbon & Climate
3 things the world must do to turbocharge decarbonisation
#alternative protein Opinion
Food & Agriculture
Will Asia take the lead in fighting the world food crisis through insects?
Asia is the ideal insect farming hub, says the chief technology officer of insect farming start-up FlyFeed, which recently announced that it will build its first farm in Vietnam this year.
Food & Agriculture
Fixing the food trade
Amid global food shortages, rising malnutrition and export restrictions, an update of the rules for agricultural trade is needed more urgently than ever, writes World Trade Organization director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Food & Agriculture
Meat: only on Mondays
Meat and diary production are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The message from scientists is clear - we need to rethink what we put on our plates.
Food & Agriculture
Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s hub for alternative protein?
Singapore is the first country in the world to approve cell-based meat, but that’s just one of the five reasons why the city-state is well-positioned to provide an enabling environment for food tech innovators to thrive.
#alternative protein Podcasts
Food & Agriculture
Dimsum from microbes, anyone?: How alternative proteins are cheaper, tastier and going local
EB Studio
What are the latest trends in the alternative proteins industry today? The Eco-Business podcast discusses new hybrid products, more localised offerings and cheaper prices due to economies of scale.
Food & Agriculture
Selling the taste of sustainability
EB Studio
Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.
#alternative protein Press Releases
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
#alternative protein Research
Asia Research and Engagement
Charting Asia's protein journey
Asia Research and Engagement
Exploring the appetite for alternative proteins
