£1.2M new funding announced for horticultural sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two new funding streams are being made available by Growing Kent & Medway to back sustainable innovation and new technologies in the horticultural and plant-based
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two new funding streams are being made available by Growing Kent & Medway to back sustainable innovation and new technologies in the horticultural and plant-based
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Iceland, a remarkable application of geothermal energy is transforming the way vegetables, including cucumbers, are cultivated. This innovative approach is particularly evident at Laugaland
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK government has announced a substantial £75 million investment to support regional innovation clusters, including agritech advancements. This initiative, unveiled by UK Science Minister
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ericsson, in cooperation with the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, announced the launch of its 5G SA network
Reading Time: 2 minutes The prospect of integrating generative AI into the UK’s fresh produce industry is generating increasing interest among technologists, farmers, and policymakers. While many are still
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lincolnshire, UK-based FruitCast, a startup that offers yield forecasting services for soft-fruit growers, announced that it has secured £2.8M (approximately €3.26M) in a fresh round of
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Everyone is measuring the soil, air, humidity, and temperature except for the product itself; the actual plant. Having worked in tech for a very long
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new project aims to harness the power of data to help farmers to make more money from their produce and save crops from going
Reading Time: 2 minutes Developments in nanotechnology in agriculture can bring efficiency to water and fertiliser use, according to the findings of a recent report. With this technology, farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Embracing technological change is an imperative for industries aiming to stay afloat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Small and medium-sized farm businesses will be able to apply for a share of £5 million to fund innovative ideas aimed at boosting sustainable food
Reading Time: 3 minutes The pandemic brought a stark reminder to every organisation employing knowledge workers just how fundamental to operations good connectivity is, but European businesses could be
Reading Time: 4 minutes Following a 2021 strategic partnership announcement with Microsoft, Bayer today launched new cloud-based solutions for the agri-food industry: AgPowered Services from Bayer in combination with
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our food system is at a major turning point. Now, more than ever before, we need to embrace innovation and creativity to be able to
Reading Time: 3 minutes Agriculture is one of the oldest fields of human activity, but today it cannot remain aloof from total digitalization. Through the development of modern technology
Reading Time: 5 minutes The agritech industry is turning to industrial IoT and other technologies as firms aim to solve the challenges of feeding a growing global population. The
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cropin, the global agritech company which built the world’s first industry cloud for agriculture, has secured funding from new investors Google and JSR Corporation, as
Reading Time: 3 minutes Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine art of deciding when to
Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite there being a desire to increase the sustainability of farms across the world, sometimes the tools are simply not in place to see this
Reading Time: 8 minutes The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st century and has been brought
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