Thread by @NavdanyaInt

#FakeFood products based on synthetic biology, artificial intelligence & biotechnology market themselves as eco-friendly, but they do not address the root problems of industrial agriculture & its environmental & health consequences bit.ly/SyntFoodNI22 @drvandanashiva

The ‘plant-based’ label means very little if it is based on industrial models, monocultures, GMOs & other chemically intensive agricultural practices that lead to biodiversity loss, health problems and ecological degradation bit.ly/SyntFoodNI22 @drvandanashiva #FakeFood

Synthetic Foods represent the next generation of ultra-processed junk foods, and a new means to consolidate even more power and profit into the hands of a few food giants bit.ly/SyntFoodNI22
#FakeFood @drvandanashiva

There are many dangers associated with the push for synthetic foods entering the global governance arena. Especially if they are further consolidated into policies that shift attention & resources toward a handful of biotech companies bit.ly/SyntFoodNI22 @drvandanashiva

"Food cannot be reduced to a commodity put together mechanically in labs and factories. Across the world, small farmers are already feeding their communities with healthy & nutritious real food while rejuvenating the planet" @drvandanashiva #FakeFood bit.ly/SyntFoodNI22