The global push to develop lab-grown meat is taking an exotic twist in South Africa, where slaughter-free cuts of springbok could soon be on the menu.
to develop lab-grown meat is taking an exotic twist in South Africa, where slaughter-free cuts of springbok, wildebeest and impala could soon be on the menu.
It intends to offer a variety of species, flavours and textures of wild meat, while conserving natural habitats South Africa is a case study of a nation where the nascent industry makes perfect sense. Renowned for the braai, it has among the highest consumption of beef, pork and poultry in Africa. But the nation’s livestock industry, which dominates agricultural land use, both exacerbates and faces risks from climate change.
Mzansi Meat, which is backed by investors including GlassWall Syndicate and Sustainable Food Ventures, plans to raise about R85-million and build Africa’s first cultivated meat facility.
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