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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.
Catalyst project to help diabetes sufferers
Dr Rattan Yadav, Research Leader at Aberystwyth University, has been working to develop and use genetic variations of pearl millet for 19 years. In this Agri-Tech Catalyst project, his work is taking a new direction to develop a grain that …
A career in the agri-food sector isn’t just working on a farm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3Q7nZq8oTQc...men and women in this video or accompanying brochure, and the fascinating journey taken to deliver a delicious dessert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3Q7nZq8oTQc Judith Batchelar, Director of Sainsbury’s Brand and Co-Chair of the...
Agri-Tech Catalyst project investigates new system to control beetles
Pea and bean weevil and bruchid beetle are common pests in UK legumes, impacting on both yield and quality. Great progress has been made in control of bruchid beetle damage in recent years, but weevil attacks have become more difficult …
Preferred Bidder Selected for First Centre for Agricultural Innovation
As the year draws to a close I am really pleased to be able to look back on a very busy and successful year in establishing the Centres for Agricultural Innovation. This progress is not only down to the hard …
‘The ‘green revolution’: assessing the benefits of the UK Agri-Tech Strategy for food and drink manufacturing’ – a recent discussion held at Food Matters Live
...Advisor, Industrial Strategy, CBI) kicked things off by posing the question “Agri-Tech, is the glass half full or half empty?” Overall, Tom and CBI members felt that the Agri-Tech Strategy...
WheatScan – reducing the financial and environmental costs of milling wheat nitrogen application
http://youtu.be/S7Hiqc51c5U...available soon after. This short video explains more about our project and the partners working together with financial support from the Agri-Tech Catalyst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Hiqc51c5U&feature=player_embedded Dr Kate Storer, ADAS UK Ltd....
How can farmers benefit from innovation?
Everyone seems to agree that technology is changing farming and that farming businesses need the skills to benefit from that innovation. But what skills do they need to have and how can they get the training and career development they …
Lessons learned from our visit to France
I, and a handful of colleagues from BIS and Defra, have recently returned from a short visit to Rennes and Paris, where we had a great opportunity to learn about the relationships between research, innovation and the market in agriculture …
Strawberries without soil? New Agri-Tech Catalyst project is leading the way…
...together their essential range of partners. You can hear more about the project from the team themselves in this short video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pncqWGRujQY&feature=youtu.be To find out more about other Agri-Tech...
UK Agri-Tech visit to France
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 …
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