Reading Time: 2 minutes Tesco has called for the wider adoption of low-carbon fertilisers across UK agriculture, warning that promising innovation must move beyond small-scale trials if British farmers
Reading Time: 4 minutes For a while, Europe’s foodtech sector felt unstoppable. Money flooded into vertical farming, alternative proteins, rapid grocery delivery platforms and futuristic food concepts that promised
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK bioacoustic crop monitoring specialist AgriSound has been awarded funding as part of the Innovate UK Full Adopt Grant Round 3, to support its project aimed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tesco has launched applications for its 2026 Agri-tech Challenge, inviting innovators from around the world to develop technologies capable of strengthening the resilience, sustainability and
Reading Time: 3 minutes The food industry absolutely loves a trend. One minute everybody is drinking charcoal smoothies and eating activated almonds, the next they’ve vanished without a trace;
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former science minister and Mid-Norfolk MP George Freeman has called for a renewed government focus on agri-tech investment, warning that the UK risks undermining one
Reading Time: 2 minutes A £50 million agri-tech investment package has been unveiled by the UK government to accelerate the rollout of cutting-edge technologies onto farms, with a clear
Reading Time: 2 minutes The escalating conflict involving Iran has sparked renewed calls for the UK to accelerate investment in agritech, as policymakers warn that global instability is once
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new forward-looking report has highlighted edible insects, cell-cultivated foods and vertical farming among the innovations most likely to shape what ends up on UK
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agritech innovators must design technologies that integrate seamlessly with real-world farm operations and emerging digital standards if they are to accelerate the transition towards a
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pioneering project by Sustain Wiltshire aims to turn landfill sites into low‑carbon, affordable fresh produce production hubs, using inflatable growing domes powered and enriched
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK risks losing its stake in the fast-growing £6bn global seaweed market as bureaucracy and sluggish decision-making stall progress. A new policy brief from
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK’s flagship farm support scheme has had a makeover — and it could be the catalyst British precision agriculture has been waiting for. At
Reading Time: 2 minutes Slug damage is quietly costing UK arable farmers an eye-watering £43.5 million every year — and this year, researchers believe they’re closer than ever to
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly nine in 10 UK farmers believe their sustainability efforts are being ignored by the wider food supply chain, according to fresh research from Pinstone
Reading Time: 3 minutes At a reception at the House of Lords on 3 February 2026, the UK Agri-Tech Centre set out new priorities centred squarely on accelerating the
Reading Time: 2 minutes England’s farming sector is set to benefit from a fresh wave of innovation support after the UK Government confirmed a £21.5 million investment to accelerate
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK government have been urged to ensure that progress on gene editing is not compromised as negotiations continue on improving trade relations with the
Reading Time: 3 minutes LAMMA 2026 has recorded its biggest turnout in the event’s history, drawing more than 45,000 visitors and over 800 exhibitors to the NEC Birmingham, as
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former Conservative science minister George Freeman MP has called on the government to deliver an urgent policy shift that puts agritech investment at the heart
© 2024 The Fresh Produce Consortium.
