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What if we could produce protein anywhere? That's the promise of food biomanufacturing. And it'd have major advantages for both the U.S. defense sector and everyday Americans. In a new op-ed, GFI's Maille O'Donnell explores what such a future could look like and how we get there: bit.ly/4iGKmrR

Food biomanufacturing taps into the power of microbes and fungi, which can turn abundant inputs like corn, farm waste or CO2 into food, fuel, chemicals, and medicine. This could help respond to supply chain breakages or restock emergency reserves quickly.

It also means decoupling food production from place. What could this look like in action? Think mobile production units that make fermentation-derived ingredients—co-located with troops. Or meat cultivated in regions with land and water constraints.