Thanks for the information! That makes sense regarding the 1500/​$/​year number.
On shrimp paste, it’s hard for me to know what the landscape looks like without more firsthand cultural experience/​context. There are lots of vegan alternatives to other animal products, but improved cultivated or plant-based meat is still generally recognized as an important part of reducing e.g. hamburger consumption.
Agreed—for me the biggest piece of the puzzle I don’t currently understand is the cultural experience… Our volunteer writing the report is from the Philippines, so although we want the report to be global, we’re hoping to have a sort of case study (maybe conduct a few interviews or something) on the Philippines to add some on-the-ground context that would be difficult to get from desk-based research alone.
Also, someone from EA Philippines also once told me that shrimp paste is often fed to whale sharks, in order to keep them present in the waters year-round to support the whale shark tourism industry, and I’m not sure how many similar examples of complicating factors like this there are...
Thanks for the information! That makes sense regarding the 1500/​$/​year number.
On shrimp paste, it’s hard for me to know what the landscape looks like without more firsthand cultural experience/​context. There are lots of vegan alternatives to other animal products, but improved cultivated or plant-based meat is still generally recognized as an important part of reducing e.g. hamburger consumption.
Agreed—for me the biggest piece of the puzzle I don’t currently understand is the cultural experience… Our volunteer writing the report is from the Philippines, so although we want the report to be global, we’re hoping to have a sort of case study (maybe conduct a few interviews or something) on the Philippines to add some on-the-ground context that would be difficult to get from desk-based research alone.
Also, someone from EA Philippines also once told me that shrimp paste is often fed to whale sharks, in order to keep them present in the waters year-round to support the whale shark tourism industry, and I’m not sure how many similar examples of complicating factors like this there are...