Abhi Flores-Kumar

Making the future of protein better for people and animals @coeff_giving | Views are my own

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

I’m excited that we're launching an RFP for up to $10M for alternative protein R&D!
Apply here >> https://t.co/acOYdV2auv

[Coefficient Giving @coeff_giving]

We're launching a $10 million RFP for R&D on one of the biggest barriers to alternative protein adoption: taste. 🧵

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Earlier this year, we created a new role — AI Enablement Lead — to help our staff get more out of AI tools.

@chris0webster shares what we've learned, what staff have built, and where we think AI still falls short.

New blog: https://t.co/NGHhqJLdT0

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

https://t.co/lZQTqxnaUL

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

So the EU has:
1. Banned "plant-based beef" despite 80% of people being fine with it
2. Banned labelling real cultivated meat as meat (it isn't even approved in the EU)

Surely the EU has more important things to do right now than sabotaging its own emerging industries.

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

The “veggie burger ban” is back. Both the Commission + Parliament’s Agri Committee are pushing to stop plant-based (and even cultivated) products from using meat-y names, and will vote on this on Oct 6th

[Michelle Lavery @JMichelleLavery]

I’m launching a $7M RFP for humane fish slaughter tech via @coeff_giving
Over 100 billion farmed fish are slaughtered yearly. We think only ~0.5% are reliably stunned beforehand. For the trillion+ wild-caught fish, most suffocate slowly in air or low-oxygen water. 🧵
🎥@WeAnimals

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

Full article: https://t.co/Zb7YGFvCpj

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

Governments spend ~$700 on animal agriculture for every $1 on alternatives.
This happens despite the IPCC, Project Drawdown, and virtually every major food system assessment reaching the same conclusion: we need to diversify protein sources to meet climate goals. 🧵

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

The 700:1 ratio isn't inevitable. It's a policy choice renewed annually in every budget — and it's already starting to change, and can continue to change if we fund it at a scale that matches the problem.

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

Listen here:
Spotify: https://t.co/pryHKwnmIm
Apple: https://t.co/yQPH836yyM

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

We funded renewable energy R&D like the future depended on it.
We don’t yet do that for food.

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

I spoke with the Wageningen Alternative Protein Podcast about how we can rebalance that equation — and why this may be one of the most leveraged actions we can take for climate, food security, and animal welfare.

🎧👇

[Alexander Berger @albrgr]

Some news: Open Philanthropy is now Coefficient Giving! Our mission is unchanged but the new name reflects our growing work with other donors to multiply the impact of their giving.

🧵 on our work to make philanthropy a more efficient "market" and plans going forward:

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

Europe doesn’t need more regulation on growing businesses. It needs fewer fake fights cooked up by industrial meat lobbyists.

h/t @euroveg_eu @GoodFoodEurope

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

The “veggie burger ban” is back. Both the Commission + Parliament’s Agri Committee are pushing to stop plant-based (and even cultivated) products from using meat-y names, and will vote on this on Oct 6th

[Abhi Flores-Kumar @abhi_flokumar]

A small faction of MEPs would rather waste everyone’s time fighting “veggie burgers” than actually help farmers with low incomes, climate shocks, and unfair markets.
Easier to cosy up to the industrial meat lobby than solve real problems.