Cultivated meat in India
Dig into GFI India’s resources on the cultivated meat sector in India.
Cultivated meat in India: Consumer awareness, perceptions, drivers, and barriers
This study explores how prospective early adopters across four Indian metros respond to cultivated meat—including their awareness, perceptions, trial intent, price expectations, and the factors likely to shape future uptake.
Cultivated meat: India’s action plan 2026
In May 2026, GFI India, CSIR-Innovation Complex Mumbai (C-ICM), and The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at North Carolina State University brought together startups, researchers, manufacturers, incubators, and other sector stakeholders for a closed-door roundtable on cultivated meat in Mumbai.
Cultivated meat: Key opportunities and recommendations for India
GFI India, in partnership with Invest India – the government of India’s investment promotion and facilitation agency – has co-authored a first-of-its-kind report on the technical and market landscape of cultivated meat with key policy recommendations for India.
Building an ecosystem for cultivated meat in India
Written in collaboration with CIIE.Co, this report lays out the global state of the alternative protein industry, emphasising the economic, sustainability, and public health benefits of the sector. It also highlights the value Indian science, business, and investment can offer, with the vision to position India as a strong bio-manufacturing hub for innovative, affordable, and accessible products for domestic and global markets.
The regulatory status of cultivated meat
This report provides an overview of the regulatory landscape present in several countries to regulate cultivated proteins. The
report also calls attention to activities by multiple governments and their policymakers to recognise smart protein by including it within their national climate goals, increasing the public funding towards R&D, participating in public-private partnerships, and playing a pivotal role in educating consumers about the emerging categories within the sector.