April roundup: IPCC deep dive, Cultivated Meat Update and & Research News

The GMA Insights Report for April 2023 contains:

  • The Big Five - our must knows for April 2023:

    • Earth Day takeaways– April 22nd 2023

    • IPCC Sixth Assessment summary Report (AR6) deep dive

    • Cultivated Meat Update

    • Perceptions and Realities of Meat; ‘GMA Presents’ session outcomes

    • Release of the scientific papers developed at the Dublin Summit

  • Sector Snapshots - best practices & shared challenges from our community including other news of interest:

    • German meat consumption drops to lowest level on record

    • Link to Professor Paul Wood’s podcast about the limits to growth for precision fermentation.

    • Perceptions and Realities of Meat GMA event outcomes with Anne-Marie Roerink

    • UNFSS update on the Global Sustainable Livestock Coalition

    • World Iron Awareness Week and World Butchers Challenge shout-outs

  • Latest Commentary - important and relevant news articles and opinion pieces summarised; this month including a podcast and YouTube video

  • Opinion - column by Diana Rodgers, RD:

    • Cattle an “Effective Substitute” for Wild Grazers

    • Paper suggested a switch from monogastric to ruminant livestock production can reduce emissions and boost crop production

    • Must-listen podcast recommendation

  • Collaboration - The publication of the scientific papers developed at the October 2022 International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat in a peer-reviewed edition of Animal Frontiers on April 15. Click here to read the press release

  • Global Industry Calendar - A complete look at events and global moments throughout 2023 which affect and involve industry.

We’d like to say a big thank you to our funders. Our GMA partners have committed funding to ensure the GMA activity and benefits are achieved. Our partners also have input into the strategic direction of GMA and it’s future. The key to all GMA activity is in the breadth of our network and therefore, the funding kindly contributed by our partners enable the activity to be open to all in the global meat and livestock sector, each bringing further insight and amplification. Thank you to our partners for their leadership, generosity and ‘for the greater good’ ethos.

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