South Africa plans to grow its $250M game meat industry to $2.7B by 2036, addressing unemployment and wildlife conservation.

South Africa plans to increase game meat consumption to address unemployment and wildlife conservation. The country aims to grow its $250M game meat industry to $2.7B by 2036, converting 1M hectares of land for game production, and benefiting from game meat's lower input costs and reduced methane emissions. The initiative faces challenges, including limited export potential due to foot and mouth disease outbreaks and outdated state laboratories for meat testing.