Germany is leading the way in sustainable agriculture with a €38M investment for a protein transition in 2024.
Germany has set aside €38M in investment for the promotion of alternative proteins and a switch to plant-based agriculture in its federal budget for 2024. This includes promoting the manufacturing and processing of plant-based, cultivated and fermented proteins, supporting a transition to plant-based farming, as well as opening a Proteins of the Future centre.
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has announced €38M in funding for a sustainable protein transition in 2024, extending Germany’s reputation as a European leader in alternative protein.
The investment promotes a focus on future-facing proteins for human nutrition over animal feed, increased research funding for plant-based foods and cultivated meat, support for farmers to transition from animal agriculture to plant-based farming, and set up a new protein centre.
It coincides with a funding structure announced by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) that will provide subsidies to pig farms for a transition from animal husbandry to better forms of husbandry, with a total sum of €705M until 2033. Additionally, €1M has also been made available in the new budget to support efforts to reduce animal testing – something Germany has been criticised for previously – with a further €1M reserved for future budgets.
