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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
Reading Time: 3 minutes Climate change is fuelling extreme weather and displacement in key food-producing countries, posing a rising risk to the UK’s food supply, according to new analysis.
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the global population grows and climate challenges intensify, agriculture in both the UK and India is undergoing a significant transformation. At the heart of
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK supermarket chain Morrisons has partnered with Kallikor, a leader in supply chain technology, to enhance its supply chain responsiveness and resilience Morrisons, one of
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers in North Wales are being invited to trial some of the latest innovations and technologies in agriculture. The on-farm trials will test ‘smart’ agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes In recent months, home-grown research and trials have accelerated how AI‑driven robotics are reshaping strawberry harvesting in the UK. With rising labour shortages, escalating costs,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Blight-busting tech is on the horizon as Welsh scientists develop a ground-breaking mobile app to detect deadly potato disease before it strikes. The technology seeks
Reading Time: 9 minutes As soil health deteriorates and labour costs rise, smart farming is increasingly looking to technology and AI to boost yields. Over the last decade, the
Reading Time: 3 minutes The John Innes Centre has been awarded an equal share of the new £54 million Global Talent Fund, to attract and support leading researchers and
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