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Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) is a registered Australian non-profit and the leading advocacy organisation for Australia’s cellular agriculture sector. Our advocacy aims to enable industry innovation, accelerate the path to market, and build familiarity and trust in cellular agriculture
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Cellular agriculture uses cells and innovative biotechnologies to produce new ingredients, food and agricultural products. It offers away to make nutritious foods reliably, ethically, and sustainably.
Today, these technologies are being used to produce meat, seafood, dairy proteins and fats, as well as human breast milk proteins and other products like coffee, chocolate and palm oil.
The global demand for food is projected to increase as much as 50% by 2050. We cannot meet this demand sustainably or ethically with current production methods alone. (Source)
Cellular agriculture is one of many solutions required to ensure an ethical, accessible and sustainable food system into the future.
It has the potential to overcome five critical challenges facing our current food and agriculture system.
Its actual impact will depend on numerous decisions cellular agriculture companies will have to make as they move towards commercial scale.
In 2022, nearly 30% of the global population faced moderate or severe food insecurity, and rising protein demand is set to further outpace current food supplies. (Source).
The current food system is also vulnerable to supply chain disruptions through changes in climate, conflict, and disease outbreaks — the dairy industry alone could see a 30-million-ton global milk shortage by 2030. (Source).
Building a resilient, sovereign, and future-proof food system is critical for ensuring food security - as well as safeguarding national security.
Cellular agriculture could provide a complementary means of food production that is largely independent of, and less vulnerable to, external environmental conditions.
Current food production methods, particularly protein production, are also a leading cause of environmental degradation. 83% of the world’s agricultural land is currently used for meat, aquaculture, egg, and dairy production (source), and the conversation of agricultural land is linked to 70% of projected biodiversity loss in coming decades (source).
Early indications suggest that cellular agriculture could reduce environmental impact in several key areas—such as water and land use, deforestation, and biodiversity loss—when compared to conventionally produced protein and ingredients.
Food systems are responsible for up to 30% of the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change. Animal agriculture alone comprises 14.5-20% of global emissions. (Source)
Compared to conventionally produced protein and ingredients, early indications suggest cellular agriculture will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Three-quarters of new or emerging infectious diseases come from animals and half of these are linked to livestock (source), with high instances of disease transmission occurring through meat, eggs, and dairy (source).
At scale, cellular agriculture technologies takes place in food manufacturing facilities using tightly controlled production systems. This reduces the risk of spreading zoonotic diseases, which are a growing public health threat linked to conventional animal agriculture.
Additionally, antibiotic resistance is an emerging public health threat commonly linked to intensive animal agriculture (source). Cellular agriculture has the potential to mitigate this issue as a suite of production methods that don’t require the use of antibiotics.
Cellular agriculture could allow consumers to purchase animal-free foods without sacrificing quality, taste, or nutritional value.
As cellular agriculture technologies scale up, they have the potential to significantly reduce the need for farmed animals in the food supply chain and mitigate associated animal welfare concerns.
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The sector is growing and presents a myriad of career opportunities across STEM and non-STEM fields.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating software systems that orchestrate the production of cultured meat at Vow's facility in Alexandria.
Vow is looking for a Research Associate who can bridge the why of cell behaviour with the how of process design.
You’ll lead business development and partnerships across a range of channels, everything from your neighbourhood deli, to hatted restaurants, premium chains, caterers, meal kits, airlines and hotels.
Vow is looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Supply Chain Associate to help keep our operations running smoothly and our products flowing where they need to go.
Vow is looking for a Production Associate to join their cells Production team. This hands-on role is all about operating and troubleshooting large-scale cell culture production processes (up to 20,000L) to deliver consistent, high-quality product.
Vow is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Financial Accountant to join their small but mighty finance team.
As a Quality Assurance Associate, you’ll work across the business to ensure our Quality systems, food safety and compliance activities scale with Vow.
We are deeply humbled and grateful for each and every one of our growing community of supporters. We simply would not be where we are without you.
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