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Editor’s View: Survival Of The Sweetest: Inside The Quest For Climate-Smart Fruit
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a sun-baked orchard somewhere in southern Europe, a wise old apple tree bends under a dazzling midday heat. Once its red fruit glowed in
UK Sees Surge In Cyberattacks – What It Means For Fresh Produce
Reading Time: 4 minutes The UK is facing a new cyber-storm. In the 12 months up to August 2025, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled 429 cyber incidents,
Fruit Farming Gets a Digital Upgrade Thanks to Place UK’s Agritech Drive
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a bid to transform the UK fruit-growing sector, Place UK is spearheading a wave of technological innovation across its farms and processing operations, deploying
Seeds of Stability: Why African Agritech Must Be Central to Global Food Security
Reading Time: 3 minutes (Adapted from Dr Ngonidzashe Chirinda, “Seeds of stability: How African agritech can secure global food futures,” BusinessGreen Opinion, 3 October 2025) If we abandon the
UK Launches New AI Accelerator to Supercharge Agritech Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fresh push is underway to harness the power of artificial intelligence in the agrifood sector: UK tech accelerator Digital Catapult has inaugurated a tailored
Confidence in Carbon Assessment Tools Gaining Traction Across UK Agritech
Reading Time: < 1 minute A joint study by the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Farm Carbon Toolkit has revealed growing confidence in carbon assessment tools across the UK agri-food sector.
UV Robots Give Scottish Berries A Fighting Chance As Climate Pressures Bite
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scottish berry producer Angus Soft Fruits has turned to UV-powered robots to keep powdery mildew at bay and safeguard yields after one of the hottest—and
Sugar Kelp Research Project Targets Greener Future For UK Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes The James Hutton Institute has joined a ground-breaking new research project aiming to boost soil health and crop performance through the use of sugar kelp
AI Prosperity Deal: Will US Tech Investment Sow Growth in UK Agritech?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK government has unveiled the so-called “tech prosperity deal” to coincide with President Donald Trump’s state visit, describing it as a landmark moment for
From Space To Soil: Messium Secures £3.3m To Transform Fertiliser Use
Reading Time: 2 minutes Messium, the UK agritech innovator harnessing hyperspectral satellites and artificial intelligence to transform nitrogen efficiency in farming, has raised £3.3 million in seed investment to
New UK-Wide Carbon Tracking Platform to Power Climate-Smart Farming
Reading Time: 3 minutes The mobile research platform designed by Lancaster University scientists will track how carbon moves through UK farmland to support more sustainable, climate-smart agriculture as the
Tesco Trials Innovative Avocado Ripeness Scanner
Reading Time: 2 minutes Designed to reduce food waste, the novel tool has been developed in partnership with Westfalia Fruit to help shoppers choose the perfect avocado for their
Lincolnshire’s Geothermal Glasshouse Powers Year-Round, Low-Carbon Crop Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes The University of Lincoln has completed a new Glasshouse Research & Development Facility at its Riseholme Park campus, adding significant capacity for controlled-environment trials in
UK Unveils £1 Trillion Digital Economy Plan Powered by AI, Quantum and Cybersecurity
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Kingdom has unveiled a strategy to grow its digital economy to £1 trillion by harnessing AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity. The plan emphasises
Britain’s First Genetically Edited Foods To Reach Supermarket Shelves In 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutes Britain’s first genetically edited (GE) foods will go on sale in supermarkets early next year, marking a milestone enabled by post-Brexit regulatory freedoms. Crops developed
Clarkson’s Farm Fuels Interest in Agritech and Land Management Degrees
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeremy Clarkson’s Clarkson’s Farm has not only boosted public appreciation of farming, it is also inspiring a new wave of students to pursue agritech and
Programmable Plants: Microbes Poised To Rewrite The Future Of Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes A cutting-edge UK agri-biotech enterprise has landed a half-million-pound grant from a national innovation agency to pioneer what it calls “programmable plants”. The ambition? A
Warwick Agri-Tech Unveils Robotics Hub To Drive Sustainable Farming Revolution
Reading Time: 2 minutes Backed by the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, a new pilot facility from Warwick Agri-Tech will accelerate sustainable farming innovation, using advanced robotics to boost productivity, cut emissions,
Robotics And AI Could Sow A £150 Billion Boost For UK Economy
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK manufacturing sector is falling behind when it comes to robotics and artificial intelligence, but catching up could deliver an economic windfall of around
AI-Powered Raspberry Robot Takes On Harvest Challenge In Norfolk
Reading Time: 3 minutes A pioneering raspberry-picking robot has been put through its paces in a “ground-breaking” agri-tech trial at a Norfolk fruit farm. Place UK, based at Tunstead, near