Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies sets up plant-based meat department headed by Professor Zohar Kerem

Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Ltd (ASX:ROO) has set up a new plant-based meats department aimed at capitalising on study results that show the positive effects of its Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) technology on the yield of protein-based plants.

The department will focus on collaborating with industry partners and developing go-to-market strategies that would allow growers and product creators to use RZTO technology for protein-based plants used in the growing artificial meat industry.

This initiative will be led by world-renowned researcher Professor Zohar Kerem who is a professor of food chemistry and holds positions at the Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture and Hebrew University of Jerusalem amongst others.*Well-funded*

Following its recent placement to raise $2.5 million, Roots is well funded to capitalise on opportunities that it is aggressively pursuing through the plant-based meats department.

Roots executive chairman and CEO Boaz Wachtel said: "We are extremely excited to have established a plant-based meat department to explore potentially lucrative opportunities in a rapidly growing sector.

"The company is also pleased to welcome Prof Kerem to lead the division, who will be instrumental in screening opportunities to provide validation of the company's technology in enhancing protein in plants."