Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security
4 minute read As the global population has expanded over time, agricultural modernisation has been humanity’s prevailing approach to staving off famine. A …
Internet of Things
Can augmented reality actually benefit the food industry?
3 minute read While augmented reality (AR) has been around for some time, the adoption of the technology has been slow. Part of …
Programme Aimed At Boosting Agritech And Agri-Food Start-Ups Set To Return This Spring
2 minute read A successful ‘pre-accelerator’ programme aimed at boosting sapling agritech and agri-food start-ups is set to return this Spring. Cultivate 2.0, …
‘Sugar dots’ technology to supercharge crop growth
2 minute read A Bristol startup behind carbon-based technology to supercharge crop growth and reduce farming’s climate footprint has raised £1 million. Glaia …
Funding of £2.5m for what is widely considered to be the world’s first robotic farm
4 minute read Robot Highways’ is a project which aims to ensure industry sustainability by addressing labour shortages, the need for global food …
Universities unite to improve farm research and innovation
2 minute read Sixteen UK universities have come together to agree research and innovation priorities for agriculture. The aim is to help farmers …
A lack of agritech knowledge is ‘holding farmers back’
2 minute read Technology is set to revolutionise farming, increase productivity and help move UK agriculture towards its goal of being carbon neutral by …
How Your Farm Can Benefit from Digitalization
3 minute read Digital technologies are transforming modern agriculture and making production more sustainable. The precision farming concept enables farmers to be more …
An app to map every tree in the world is coming
2 minute read Mapping every tree in the world and creating the most accurate tree database is a bold ambition. However, one technology …
New NFU survey seeks farmers’ connectivity experiences
2 minute read The NFU has launched a farmer-focused broadband and mobile phone survey in a bid to inform its work on getting …
Low-cost intelligent soil sensors could help farmers curb fertiliser use
4 minute read Smart sensing technology to help farmers use fertiliser more effectively and reduce environmental damage has been created by Imperial bioengineers. …
LST and Zenith Nurseries to develop ‘industry first’ lighting and sensor solution
2 minute read AgriTech firm Light Science Technologies Ltd (LST) has announced the start of a project to develop a cloche lighting and …
Why we must embrace technology to save our food supply
2 minute read A ‘perfect storm’ of COVID, Brexit, a dearth of lorry drivers, and the carbon dioxide shortage have brought food shortages …
A new future for fruit farming: Innovative Cambridge start up raises £750000
2 minute read A Cambridge company that helps fruit growers produce more fruit, be more efficient and increase sustainability by using drone technology …
FPC gears up for inaugural UK events to drive agritech innovation and recruitment
4 minute read The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), in conjunction with the University of Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), will present two …
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 …