Editor’s View: UK Agritech Trends Set To Reshape British Food Supply In 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutes If 2026 had a motto for UK food supply, it might be: “Do more, with less, in weirder weather… and don’t get hacked.” Between volatile
Reading Time: 4 minutes If 2026 had a motto for UK food supply, it might be: “Do more, with less, in weirder weather… and don’t get hacked.” Between volatile
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fresh wave of agri-innovation is taking shape across UK farms as the first projects funded through DEFRA’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT)
Reading Time: 2 minutes 2025 has been a landmark year for Urban Farm-It, as what began as a pioneering grow-your-own brand has evolved into a vertically integrated enterprise, delivering
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ninety-nine per cent of produce consumed in London comes from outside the M25, according to a report by the London Assembly’s Environment Committee earlier this
Reading Time: 2 minutes London-based Vertical Future, which has raised more than £37m in capital since it was founded in 2016, saw its losses surpass £10m in 2024 after
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ocado is facing a potential £20m loss after a major UK farming start-up backed by the company fell into administration. The logistics group, led by Tim Steiner,
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK government has formally included agritech and precision breeding as priority sectors within its newly introduced ten-year Modern Industrial Strategy, released on 24 June 2025. Agri‑tech
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vertical farming is transforming urban landscapes. Vertical farms utilise advanced technologies to achieve a 10‑fold increase in food production per square foot compared to traditional
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK government has unveiled a landmark £86 billion investment package in science and technology research and development—designed to power long-term economic growth, drive job creation,
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italian agritech pioneer Planet Farms is set to establish a major vertical farming operation in the UK, investing more than £25 million in a new
Reading Time: 2 minutes A 19th-century stable in the heart of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, has been transformed into a pioneering vertical farm, demonstrating how renewable energy and sustainable agriculture can
Reading Time: 2 minutes British agritech specialist Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has completed its first major shipment of vertical farming equipment to a landmark agricultural development in Dubai. The
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK horticulture sector is actively contributing to the nation’s goal of achieving net zero emissions, with a range of initiatives and strategies aimed at
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agritech companies are under increasing pressure to prove the return on investment (ROI) of their solutions to farmers who are navigating tighter margins, labour shortages
Reading Time: 4 minutes British farming finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with rising costs, alterations to inheritance tax, and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Against this backdrop, agritech is
Reading Time: 2 minutes A high-profile row has erupted between two of the UK’s leading green energy entrepreneurs over a proposed shake-up of the country’s electricity pricing – a
Reading Time: 2 minutes LettUs Grow Ltd, a pioneering innovator in aeroponic irrigation technology, has announced a global distribution partnership with KG Systems, a leading force in large-scale horticultural
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vertical farming is emerging as a leading solution for achieving sustainable agriculture in the UK, delivering significant environmental benefits such as reduced water consumption, lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agricultural innovation is emerging as a key driver in helping UK growers achieve food security in an era marked by climate change, resource scarcity and
Reading Time: < 1 minute An eye-catching 12-storey tower is transforming the city centre’s skyline, built and joined onto the former Woolworths store, ‘stepping up’ the building away from Oxford
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