Cellular agriculture – Moving towards a more sustainable method of milk production

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Cellular agriculture – Moving towards a more sustainable method of milk production

27 April 2020
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Worldwide demand for milk is continually increasing in response to a range of factors, including global population growth and changing diets in countries such as China and India.
To meet this demand, around 270 million dairy cows are farmed worldwide. Dairy farming in some areas is now more intensive than ever, with milk production in some breeds of dairy cow doubling in the past 40 years. This has resulted in higher pressure on natural resources, increased welfare issues, and greater production of greenhouse gases.

As part of efforts to provide a more sustainable method of milk production, TurtleTree Labs has developed a cellular method, which bypasses the environmental and animal welfare issues of industrial dairy.

Technology Networks recently spoke with Fengru Lin, the founder of TurtleTree Labs, to learn more about the method and the benefits it could offer.