--- title: FAQ & Mythbusting | Food & Agriculture (3) description: Food & Agriculture | Browse some of our most frequently asked questions and the myths surrounding the Energy, Transportation and Food & Agriculture disruptions. (3) --- ![blue-gradient](https://www.rethinkx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/images/bgs/faq.png?width=732&name=faq.png) # FAQ & Mythbusting Browse, filter or search popular myths and questions about our topics below eg. sustainable energy, battery life, precision fermentation, future energy, electric cars Filter by Topic **Search by category** **Energy** [All Energy](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Battery](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Demand](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Cost](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Future](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Amount](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Mineral](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ 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Roads](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Tax](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Time](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) **Food & Agriculture** [All Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Cellular Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Precision Fermentation](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Energy](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Future](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Ingredients](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Meat](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Scale](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ 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AI](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Disruption Dynamics](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Economics](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Unemployment](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Energy](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Purpose](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ AGI](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) **Climate Implications** [All Climate Implications](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Economics](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Climate Solutions](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Climate Optimism](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Society](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Degrowth](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Restoration](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Energy](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Environment](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Forecasting](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) [ Resources](https://www.rethinkx.com/faq-and-mythbusting/tag/food-agriculture/page/3#) ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: Modern foods will not contain the same micro- and macro-nutrients as animal foods ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How does Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture water use compare to the animal agriculture it will replace? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### Why aren’t other modern food technologies disruptive in the same way that Precision Fermentation is? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How much energy do Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture require? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How can we avoid large-scale corporate control of these technologies? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How much waste material is produced by modern foods, and are there any associated environmental risks? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### What if I never want to give up my meat? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### What will happen to all the cows? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How can we avoid a sudden transition to the modern food system that could threaten the livelihoods of subsistence and artisan farmers and others that work in food production? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### Where will Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture technologies be most suited geographically? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How much will the energy for Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture cost? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: The disruption of food and agriculture means that in the future there will be no meat available from animals ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: The new modern food system will be centralized and corporation owned, just like the pharmaceutical industry ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How can we trust meat, milk or other animal products grown in a lab? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: The companies and products we see today are the future of the food industry ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: Cultivated meat is not real meat ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) 6 May 2024 #### What is the difference between Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: Precision Fermentation is only a production method for making proteins ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: The disruption of food and agriculture means that in the future there will be no meat available from animals ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### Where will the energy for Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture come from? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### FAQ 6 May 2024 #### How much farmland acreage would be impacted by a transition to Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture food systems? ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: Foods made with precision fermentation are GMOs ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 6 May 2024 #### Myth: Technologies like Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture will not be able to be scaled enough to feed our global population ![Food & Agriculture](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/rethinkx_2023/topics/food-and-agriculture.svg) ###### Myth 11 July 2023 #### Myth: Modern foods will have the same environmental impact and drawbacks as animal-based foods #### Nothing found. ### Let's build a brighter future together [#### ![icon_join the newsletter](https://www.rethinkx.com/hubfs/icon_join%20the%20newsletter.svg) #### Sign up to our Newsletter Get the latest RethinkX news, insights and research straight to your inbox. 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