Why the unending push for lab-grown meat? Technocrats and Transhumanists are bent on getting delivery systems to the human body and food is a logical choice. The old adage, "you are what you eat" comes to mind. Lab-grown meat can be modified to include any life-altering material that might affect bodily systems. Naturally-grown meat is not accessible.
The insect craze is gaining steam in the EU. Any food may now contain insect protein as long as it is labeled as such, e.g., "insect biscuits" or "insect paste". Technocrats partly reason that insects take fewer resources to grow than other forms of agriculture like row crops and animal husbandry. Technocracy, of course, is a resource based economic system that prizes efficiency.
India views China as a Technocracy and is much more able to see the facts and analysis than is America. The U.S. is stuck on partisan politics and views the world through that lens, even as Technocracy is enveloping the world. When, as and if there is a point of recognition in America, there will be a chance to escape Technocracy's talons, but the window of opportunity is closing rapidly.