Cellular Agriculture: An Outlook on Smart and Resilient Food Agriculture Manufacturing
Salil Bapat, Vishvesh Koranne, Neha Shakelly, Aihua Huang, Michael P. Sealy, John W. Sutherland, K. P. Rajurkar, Ajay P. Malshe
Abstract
ABSTRACT Over the centuries, the application of grassland and cutting of livestock have been the primary foundations for the production of food agriculture manufacturing. Growing human population, accelerated human activities globally, staggering food inequity, changing climate, precise nutrition for extended life expectancy, and more demand for protein food call for a new outlook to smartness in food agriculture manufacturing for delivering nutritious food. Cellular agriculture, 3-D printing of food, vertical urban farming, and digital agriculture, alongside traditional means, are envisioned to transform food agriculture and manufacturing systems for acceptability, availability, accessibility, affordability, and resiliency for meeting demands of food in this century for communities across the United States and the world. This technical note illustrates the thought leadership for cellular agriculture as a part of the new food agriculture manufacturing revolution.