Leonardo DiCaprio bets on the sector of synthetic meat to revolutionize the production system of food from cattle in a sustainable way and reduce the impact on the environment. The Oscar-winning actor and longtime staunch activist has invested in Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, two companies engaged in the innovative sector of the “cultivation” of hamburgers and steaks.
“Cultivated” meat, the frontier of food on which Leonardo DiCaprio focuses: investment
“One of the most effective ways to combat the climate crisis is to transform our food system,” DiCaprio said of his support, explaining how the new method “could meet the global demand for beef,” solving some of the most pressing problems of today’s industrial meat production.”
“I am very pleased to join them as an advisor and investor as they prepare to introduce consumer-grown beef,” he added.
For several years the two companies have dedicated themselves to experimenting with beef created directly from animal cells, demonstrating the feasibility of large-scale production: in 2013 the Dutch Mosa Meat presented the first synthetic hamburger, reproduced in 2018 by the Israeli Aleph Farms which in 2021 “cultivated” the first steak in 2018 and 2021 respectively .
After all, the actor has for some time been engaged in raising awareness on the fight against global warming, as evidenced by his speech at the UN during the ratification of the COP21 agreement and, among the countless initiatives, the production of the documentary on climate change “Point of no return – Before the Flood”
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in “cultivated” meat: the data
If on the one hand it is estimated that by 2050 the consumption of food derived from cattle breeding will grow by 40-70% worldwide, on the other the market for “cultivated” meat could reach $ 25 billion by 2030, according to analysts’ calculations.
According to an independent study, the production of cultured beef is expected to decrease climate impact of 92%, 93% air pollution, through the exploitation of 95% less soil and 78% less water than industrial production.
This new technology would allow, in fact, to produce up to 80 thousand hamburgers by taking about 33,000 cells, among the best cells of a sample weighing approximately 0.5 grams of beef.
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