£1.2M new funding announced for horticultural sector
2 minute read Two new funding streams are being made available by Growing Kent & Medway to back sustainable innovation and new technologies in the horticultural and plant-based…
Harper Adams University embarks on vertical farming trials
1 minute read Harper Adams University partnered with horticulture lighting firm Vertically Urban, to work on vertical farming technology. As part of a …
New Agritech Project to Improve Detection of Potato Diseases
< 1 minute read A new project has received a substantial grant to detect potato diseases and defects before they hit supermarket shelves. Agritech …
The Catalyst Fund Announces First Investment
3 minute read Sustainable Thinking Scotland becomes the first social enterprise to secure investment from the Catalyst fund. Sustainable Thinking Scotland (STS) has become …
FarmVent Unveils Autonomous In-Home Micro-Farming Solution
< 1 minute read A Dutch vertical farming start-up, FarmVent, has developed an in-door micro-farming solution. It is an autonomous farm vending machine, created …
How Agritech is Creating an Urban Farming Ecosytem
3 minute read Modern farming relies heavily on agritech. From using technologies like blockchain to measure the food supply chain, to having IoT sensors placed …
Why Indian agritech Start-ups are Surviving and Growing during the Pandemic
3 minute read Last week, a report by Bain & Co. said the Indian e-commerce market grew by 25% to reach USD 38 …
Will Soft Robotics Bring Human-Like Robots to the Farm?
3 minute read Robots have come to populate factories, warehouses, war zones, and even our homes. From the Terminator films to Steven Spielberg’s A.I. or the TV …
Vertical farming on the rise in the UK
4 minute read What is vertical farming and does it have a role in the future of UK agriculture? With the pandemic having …
What exactly is Agriculture 4.0?
3 minute read In its latest launch of new tractor models New Holland firmly committed itself to Agriculture 4.0, a term that has started creeping …
The Future of Agriculture Relies on Technology, says TV Presenter Chris Bavin
< 1 minute read With the much-loved FPC Fresh Awards returning this year, celebrity presenter, Chris Bavin, joined Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce …
‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots
5 minute read The makers of robot weeders say the machines can reduce pesticide use and be part of a more sustainable food …
IoT and its Impact on Modern Day Agriculture
3 minute read Today the Internet has become ubiquitous, has touched almost every corner of the globe, and is affecting human life in …
Infarm announces plans for largest vertical farming facility in UK
2 minute read Infarm has announced plans to open a new 9,760-square-metre vertical farm in Bedford, UK. The new facility – which Infarm …
FPC Future to Showcase Dutch Agritech Innovation
3 minute read FPC Future, taking place on 4 November at the Lincolnshire Showground, is proud to announce one of its special features, …
Harvesting the Value of Fintech for Farmers
11 minute read Nurul Halizan Ahmad Dewi keeps every invoice — even scribbled chits detailing the quantity and cost of chillies sold to …
Yes, There’s a Robot That Can Save Salad!
2 minute read A robotics solution to horticultural labour shortages is being developed to help secure the availability of the UK’s favourite salad …
AI Is Learning To Understand How Vegetables Taste
3 minute read With the global demand for food escalating, vertical farms are becoming a critical component of agriculture’s future. They use robotics, …
The ‘Cherry on Top’ for Computer Vision
3 minute read In response to demand, agritech company Hectre, creators of computer vision AI solutions, are now extending their fruit type coverage …