Helping Agri-Tech innovators stay ahead of the game
There are so many challenges facing agriculture these days that it’s hard to know where to start – new diseases, labour issues, hyper competitive supply chains, Brexit…?
Smart farm - A new approach to farming?
The world is constantly changing and faces new challenges. This has never be more true than in the agri-food sector. As the global population grows the world has to learn how to produce more food on less land. Not only …
Changing how the world eats: Saturn Bioponics’ growing revolution
We believe that the current food system is broken, and it’s not working for anyone – including the consumer. That’s why at Saturn Bioponics, we’re working towards evolving the primary food production industry.
Agriculture takes centre stage
Growing importance of agriculture in UK Over the last five or six years there has been a refreshing and very positive step change in the standing of agriculture and the regard with which the associated food value chain is held. …
Innovation clusters and the rural powerhouse
The agri-food sector is a powerhouse of the UK economy. It generates £103 billion GVA pa and as I mentioned in a previous blog, is attracting keen interest from investors. Our Director of Innovation recently highlighted the importance of ‘place’ …
Innovate UK funding competitions for November 2015
Your business could benefit from a wide range of opportunities to get funding for your innovative ideas from Innovate UK. These are our new competitions that opened in November 2015. Intelligent data insights Award: Up to £35,000 for each business …