Finding alternatives: Canadian attitudes towards novel foods in support of sustainable agriculture

IF 0.6 Q4 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society Pub Date : 2021-09-29 DOI:10.17170/KOBRA-202102163265

J. Music, J. Burgess, Sylvain Charlebois

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Global agriculture and farming practices account for roughly a quarter of total atmospheric emissions. Protein agricultural is especially prone to green-house gas emissions. There is a need to find alternatives, both in the form of protein and sustainable practices in providing alternative protein sources. However, sustainable agricultural practices must consider consumer behaviour and attitude towards switching protein sources. In this study, we carried out a survey of 993 Canadians in order to better understand the likelihood of adoption of alternative proteins, cultured meat, insects and jellyfish; attitudes towards sustainable agriculture were also explored. Results show that novel foods that imitate traditional protein sources have a higher acceptance rate than those that are not part of the cultural food landscape. There is no evidence that consumers would switch from traditional protein sources when given more protein source options, calling into question the environmental efficacy of novel food offering. This suggests that investment in alternative proteins as sustainable agriculture requires consumer engagement in order to see widespread success.

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寻找替代品：加拿大对支持可持续农业的新型食品的态度

全球农业和耕作方式约占大气总排放量的四分之一。蛋白质农业特别容易产生温室气体排放。有必要寻找替代品，既以蛋白质的形式，又以可持续的做法提供替代蛋白质来源。然而，可持续农业实践必须考虑到消费者对转换蛋白质来源的行为和态度。在这项研究中，我们对993名加拿大人进行了调查，以便更好地了解采用替代蛋白质、培养肉、昆虫和水母的可能性;还探讨了对可持续农业的态度。结果表明，模仿传统蛋白质来源的新型食品比那些不属于文化食品景观的食品具有更高的接受率。没有证据表明，当有更多的蛋白质来源选择时，消费者会放弃传统的蛋白质来源，这就对新型食品的环境功效提出了质疑。这表明，投资替代蛋白质作为可持续农业需要消费者的参与，才能看到广泛的成功。

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期刊介绍： Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture & Society (FOFJ) was founded in 2012 in order to provide a platform for scientific debate on agriculture and food-related themes with the goal of a sustainable future for people and planet. The journal is aimed at contributing to debates on sustainable food production and consumption, and is most interested in tackling the most important challenges to the global agri-food system, such as hunger and malnutrition, depletion of natural resources, climate change, threats to biodiversity, and inequity in the agrarian sphere. The journal understands itself as a multi-disciplinary effort and is especially designed to foster interaction between different disciplines and approaches. Hence it invites inputs from social and natural sciences, arts and humanities, academics and scholar-activists, civil society and agroecology practitioners. The journal is attempting to reach its goal by providing open access to readers and allowing contributions without submission fees or publication fees. Contributors are kindly asked to keep in mind that the journal is a non-profit endeavour and that staff time is limited. The journal cannot provide guarantees or financial support for any submission and cannot accept legal responsibility for any stage of the submission process. The Editorial Board is made up by a range of international experts who devote time and energy to peer review and its members deserve gratitude and recognition for their excellent work. All communication between authors, editors, reviewers and editorial staff is conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect. The journal will not tolerate racism, religious, ethnic and national chauvinism, misogynous and hate language and reserves the right to bar anyone who disrespects these principles from using the platform.