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Bayer links up with Kimitec for biological crop protection
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer and Kimitec have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialisation of biological crop protection solutions and biostimulants. As part of
Winged robot smaller than a pea could pollinate crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute A miniscule robot that flies by wind and is controlled by light could help to pollinate crops. Researchers at Tampere University in Finland have developed the Flying
Agritech 4.0: New technologies and leading players to watch
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
Scaling up gene-edited food
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sonia Jassi reveals how the biosynthetic industry must prepare for scale The biosynthetic industry, especially those organisations working with gene-edited food, has long been seen
Can agritech really transform the future of food?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feeding the world is getting trickier. The sharp rises in the cost of living that followed the Covid-19 crisis have only been exacerbated by the
Cropin secures funding from investors including Google
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
How far can vertical farming go?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Vertical farming promises a future in which our food is grown in pockets of spaces in our cities and beneath our feet. But how far
Initial study suggests promising future for Aeroponic Rolling Benches
Reading Time: 2 minutes The integration of aeroponics into large-scale CEA spaces is a step closer to commercialization, following the first stage of a feasibility study funded by Defra
These start-ups are using technology to help reduce global food waste
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
Key to creating the future agriculture industry? Technology
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
York firm wins euro funds for mason bee as commercial pollinator alternative to honeybee
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Northern English biodiversity tech start-up company, AgriSound, has won European funding for a research and development project set to change the pollination of commercial
The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture
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
Researchers identify genes to help fruit adapt to droughts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have completed the first study that provides a comprehensive picture of changes in gene expression
The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture
Reading Time: 4 minutes These are just some of the inventions created by the talented men and women under 30-years of age who have made this year’s Forbes magazine’s
Wageningen University partners with LettUs Grow for aeroponic research trials
Reading Time: 2 minutes Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and hydroponic irrigation systems. The trials’
Vertical Future successfully completes Innovate UK funded research aimed at cutting agrichemical use
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vertical Future has successfully completed research to develop a new way to deliver sustainable fresh produce with zero agrichemical inputs. Vertical Future – the fastest-growing
Scottish vertical farming pioneer to create 114 jobs in US expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Scottish vertical farming pioneer has unveiled plans to further expand into the US, creating more than 100 jobs. Intelligent Growth Solutions said it is
Clarifruit raises $12 million for first AI-powered quality control technology for fresh produce
Reading Time: 2 minutes Clarifruit, a company developing a software platform for automated quality control for fruit and vegetable supply chains, has announced that it has completed a $12
New Gloucestershire agritech partnership aims to encourage sector collaboration
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new agritech partnership is launching in Gloucestershire to encourage growth and innovation in the sector. The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership is a collaboration between the
Is vertical farming profitable?
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the most frequently asked questions is whether vertical farming is profitable. The simple answer is that it depends on whether you follow expert