UK government announces nvestment of £12 million in new Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA)
2 minute read Led by the University of Bath, the cell ag hub will help British scientists and companies make cultivated meat at scale. The …
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Renewably powered aeroponic farms can significantly reduce the environmental impact of fresh produce compared to imports, new study finds
2 minute read A new research paper titled “The role of aeroponic container farms in sustainable food systems – The environmental credentials” has …
UK firms expand into S’pore through global incubator programme
3 minute read Churning out alternatives to animal proteins can often be an expensive and lengthy process, but new software by British firm …
Research: Co-locating crops and solar can increase performance
2 minute read Growing commercial crops on solar farms can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance and longevity, according to new …
France launches 500 million euro support scheme for agri-food sector
< 1 minute read France has moved to support its agri-food sector, which is suffering from high costs and struggling to compete on world …
New Directions: Embracing Innovation for a Brighter Food Future!
4 minute read Our food system is at a major turning point. Now, more than ever before, we need to embrace innovation and …
Bayer links up with Kimitec for biological crop protection
2 minute read Bayer and Kimitec have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialisation of biological crop protection solutions …
Scaling up gene-edited food
3 minute read Sonia Jassi reveals how the biosynthetic industry must prepare for scale The biosynthetic industry, especially those organisations working with gene-edited …
Can agritech really transform the future of food?
4 minute read Feeding the world is getting trickier. The sharp rises in the cost of living that followed the Covid-19 crisis have …
York firm wins euro funds for mason bee as commercial pollinator alternative to honeybee
3 minute read A Northern English biodiversity tech start-up company, AgriSound, has won European funding for a research and development project set to …
The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture
8 minute read The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st …
Researchers identify genes to help fruit adapt to droughts
< 1 minute read Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have completed the first study that provides a comprehensive picture …
The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture
4 minute read These are just some of the inventions created by the talented men and women under 30-years of age who have …
Wageningen University partners with LettUs Grow for aeroponic research trials
2 minute read Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and …
New Gloucestershire agritech partnership aims to encourage sector collaboration
2 minute read A new agritech partnership is launching in Gloucestershire to encourage growth and innovation in the sector. The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership …
Agrivoltaic solar farms offer “shocking” benefits beyond producing energy
6 minute read Next-gen solar parks that enable energy and food production as well as water conservation to work in synergy on the same plot can help to solve solar‘s …
Engineered crops key to solving world hunger, says Bill Gates
2 minute read Bill Gates has called for greater investment in engineered crops that can adapt to climate change and resist agricultural pests, …
“Get the science part of Brexit done!” New PM warned we are “losing talent” to EU
3 minute read The UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to get the “science part of Brexit done” as the …