Meat Sector in Transition: creating an inclusive approach to systemic change

The sustainability of meat production and consumption has become one of the most controversial conversations of the past decade. At the same time, meat plays a vital role in meeting nutritional needs in many developing countries and, despite the awareness of the negative impacts of the meat sector, meat continues to be in high demand in developed economies as well. There are ways to produce meat that can address negative impacts ensuring farmers as central to any solutions. We need to focus on how to promote these types of models to transform the meat sector and deliver better outcomes for people and planet.

This virtual event, Meat Sector in Transition: creating an inclusive approach to systemic change, had the aim of contributing to the action tracks and game-changing solutions identified as part of the UN Food Systems Summit.

The event included five breakout sessions:

1. Leveraging best practice: How do we replicate environmental, social, health, and economic best practices, and scale them up effectively?

2. Innovation: Exploring various types of innovation in transforming meat production and identifying potential conflicts and synergies.

3. Policy: What is the role of government/policy to facilitate innovation and achieve ‘better’ meat production, and what are examples of policies that could be adopted?

4. Coalitions: Identifying non-traditional allies and opportunities for partnership across food systems that can foster ‘better’ meat production, and ensure inclusivity in the transformation.

5. Resilience: How do we build resilience across meat production systems while creating a more equitable system overall that meets demand?