Last week I formed part of a UK delegation to France to explore their systems for agriculture and innovation. Within the Agri-Tech team we had already developed an overview of how the French systems operate and felt that there would …
The agri-food sector is a core component of the agri-tech industry, contributing £97 billion to the UK economy with household expenditure on food and drink exceeding £100 billion annually. The supply chains in this sector are complex and interconnected with …
Are you interested in applying for funding but don’t know where to start? Have you applied before but been unsuccessful? Have you ever wondered what the secret to a successful application is? Wonder no more - the KTN is here …
A well-run workshop is a great way to understand the current debates and concerns in a sector. I was delighted, therefore, to receive an invite from the Agricultural Industries Confederation to a workshop in Peterborough on knowledge exchange in farming …
...Potential consortia members have been discussing priorities and developing plans ahead of the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest on 15 October. As Chief Scientist of the Agriculture and...
...Senegal, the Czech Republic and Poland as well as more than 6,000 hectares in production in the UK. Members were given a tour of the site before the meeting. Afterwards,...
When many people in the UK think of agriculture, a key cultural reference point is BBC Radio 4’s The Archers. The UK’s longest-running soap, The Archers was first broadcast in 1951 and was initially envisaged as an innovative way to …
In my last post, I mentioned that one of the key actions of the Agri Tech Strategy is setting up Centres for Agricultural Innovation. The first of these, the Centre for Agri Informatics and Sustainability Metrics, is currently accepting proposals …
...up of members from organisations across the agri-tech sector. And in the projects mentioned above, Government funding will be matched by funding from industry, and industry will be encouraged to...
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