I recently headed out to the end of the DLR line, past the towers of Canary Wharf to the low rise distribution units of Becton to visit Unit 84 - home of GrowUp Urban Farms, London’s first commercial aquaponics urban …
Seaweed is often dismissed as the slippery nuisance in the sea that snakes around our ankles. But for centuries it has been used as food, or even daresay a delicacy, from Dulse in a Scottish broth to Nori used in …
Three months after my first visit to the Milan Expo for the Agri-tech GREAT Week, at the start of October I returned to Milan for another UKTI-led Agri-tech Expo event. This time the focus was on exploiting innovation across sectors: …
The way that we produce our food will change over the next few decades. Recently I had an inspiring visit to Alex Fisher and his company Saturn Bioponics, based in Birmingham, who design and build vertical hydroponic systems. The technology …
The agriculture sector is undergoing major changes in the way it produces our food in the UK, and across the world. An overused, but important, forecast is that by 2050 60 per cent more food will need to be produced …
Eighteen months ago the agri-tech team entered the world of digital engagement with the publication of its first newsletter. From this humble starting point digital engagement has expanded with several other digital communication streams (including a GOV.UK blog, a twitter …
Our innovative Agri-tech Catalyst project, led by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), is developing a “lure-and-kill” approach to manage agricultural pests. Currently blanket sprays of insecticide are used against the pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) which attacks …
Last week I was privileged to visit Milan for a busy, swelteringly hot but enjoyable few days of expo-related activities. UK Trade and Investment colleagues, with partners, have been working incredibly hard over the past few months to put on …
By 2050 global agricultural output will need to increase by 60% on current levels to meet demand for food. Agricultural output on such a scale will put an increased strain on resources such as water. Lack of fresh water supply …
Agri-tech Strategy are blogging at Cereals 2015. Dina Patel from the Agri-tech Strategy is attending Cereals 2015 today (10th June) along with partner BBSRC, and the Agri-tech Organisation in UKTI. A few highlights of Cereals 2015 so far are shown …
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