Denmark may become the first country in the world to eliminate meat products from its citizens’ diets. The Copenhagen government recently published an action plan that aims to increase the production and consumption of plant-based and climate-friendly foods by providing financial support to the public sector, industry and research and development centres.
On the one hand, the action plan seeks to increase the consumption of plant-based products, focusing primarily on school canteen menus and the public sector in general. On the other hand, Denmark, which wants to become a world power in “plant-based” food production, including imitation meat, will encourage research and development activities, chef training and start-ups. This plan is in addition to a 100 million euro temporary fund launched earlier this year to promote such products.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s calculations, the development of an alternative food industry to meat could bring 3.5 billion euros in revenue to the public coffers (including health savings) and create around 27 thousand jobs. Minister Jacob Jensen added that “plant-based foods are the future”, that the switch from meat was “essential” and that “there is no doubt that a diet richer in plants will help reduce our climate footprint”.
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Source: Today IT
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