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This blog is now closed
The Agri-Tech strategy is transforming into different policies, so we will no longer be updating this blog.
Cattle, feed efficiency and lower carbon footprint
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Maria Gonzalez-Rey, Posted on:
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Agri-tech Sector, Agri-Tech Strategy, Centres for Agricultural Innovation
“The biggest intervention people could make towards reducing their carbon footprints would not be to abandon cars, but to eat significantly less red meat”. These were the words of Professor Benton from the University of Leeds - and until recently …
International partnerships to put food on people’s plates
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Duncan Barker, Posted on:
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Categories:
Agri-Tech Catalyst, Agri-tech Sector, Agri-Tech Strategy
If you read our blog post "Everyday Agri-tech", you'll know that research on cocoa is very important for your chocolatey mid-morning snack. A chocolate bar is a good way to see how important agriculture around the world is to us in …
Everyday agri-tech
When I found out that I would be working in the agri-tech team, my first thought was… “What is agri-tech?” I had managed to figure out that it was short for agricultural technology, but that was about as far as …
How do we feed nine billion people by 2050?
This question often attracts polarised views. Tackling a problem of such a magnitude calls for the application of a range of methods, systems, and technologies - selecting the most appropriate for the situation. The adoption of existing knowledge can improve …
Three things you need to know about the UK agri-tech sector
The agri-tech sector is undergoing an exciting transformation, developing new technologies to expand food production whilst reducing the impact on the environment; pushing the UK towards the forefront of global agricultural innovation. The Office for National Statistics collects data on …
Seeds to micro-factories: Q&A with Director of the John Innes Centre
As Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) I get ample chance to visit the scientific “gems” of the UK. This has included notable visits to laboratories as varied as the National Nuclear Laboratories in …
Farmer’s eyes in the sky
“While shepherds used drones to watch their flocks by night” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but according to FORTUNE, drones in agriculture should have taken off by now. Whether this is correct or not, drones and satellites …
Milan Expo and the Agri-tech Strategy
Last week I attended an event in Italy to help launch a report summarising the UK’s agri-tech activity at the Milan Expo. For those who missed the Expo, it was a global exhibition which focused on how to feed the …
Opening Syngenta's Global Operations Centre
Just over a week ago, I headed north to Manchester to mark a significant milestone in the long and important story of Syngenta’s involvement in the UK. Syngenta is an agri-tech company – in fact, it is one the world’s …
Agri-tech Ministers at the Norfolk Farming Conference
Earlier this month, the annual Norfolk Farming Conference was held at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. A key event in the agricultural calendar, the conference focused on the future of the farming industry and the role that technology and …
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