“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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