5. Outlook and developments

Meeting the growing demand for proteins to feed the ever-increasing human population, while preserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare, is a major challenge for agriculture over the coming decades. However, livestock farming, as a provider of high-quality meat and dairy proteins, is strongly criticized, particularly in developed societies . Against this backdrop, meat substitutes currently on the market are becoming increasingly popular with consumers. The same could be said of what has come to be known as in vitro meat, which regularly generates media interest, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon countries, mainly the...