Affiliation:
1. Lincoln University College, Malaysia
Abstract
Cellular agriculture, known as cultured or lab-grown meat production, involves the cultivation of animal cells in vitro to generate meat products without the need for traditional animal rearing and slaughtering. There are numerous environmental issues stemming from traditional animal agriculture. These include land degradation, water scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss, which collectively contribute to environmental degradation and climate change. Against this backdrop, cellular agriculture offers a promising solution by leveraging biotechnological advancements to produce animal-derived products without the need for intensive livestock farming. This chapter evaluates the environmental impact of cellular agriculture across multiple dimensions. Further, this chapter also evaluates the water conservation, followed by biodiversity conservation. The final topic is on the reduced energy consumption due to the implementation of cellular agriculture.