The gluten-free market is targeted by the winner of the Agri-Tech East GROW competition.
Agri-TechE
Agri-TechE is a business focused membership organisation, supporting the growth of a world-leading network of innovative farmers, producers, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs who share a vision of increasing the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture.
Together we aim to help turn challenges into business opportunities and facilitate mutually beneficial collaboration.
Address :
Hauser Forum 3 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge
Post Code: CB3 0GT
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/
Membership Type: Professional Individual and Corporate <5
Agri-TechE is supporting innovation by:
- Facilitating conversations and connections
- Accelerating the application of research and technology developments through events and communication
- Enabling economic growth and competitive advantage
- Supporting businesses wanting to engage with the agri-food ecosystem
- Creating opportunities for networking through a vibrant events programme
- Thought-leadership at the annual REAP conference held in November
- Member-exclusive opportunities such as profile and invitations.
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11-06-2015
Enhanced protection against airborne disease, nutritious alternatives to wheat flour, decision-support for plant breeders, a retrofit converter for tractors to biogas and an app to improve on-farm data management are the business concepts of five entrepreneurs selected as finalists in GROW, the UK’s first Agri-Tech business plan competition. They will be pitching to a panel of judges on 8th...
02-06-2015
The use of adjuvants and other spray strategies to increase yield while reducing input costs is the topic for discussion at Agri-Tech East's May Pollinator event: “Innovation in yield protection and enhancement.”
08-05-2015
Data rich and information poor is an issue facing many growers and a compelling reason for Andrew Spinks, technical manager for Marsham-based B&C Farming Ltd, to get involved in Agri-Tech East’s Big Data Special Interest Group. The SIG aims to help the industry improve the management and interpretation of agri-data for commercial benefit and the launch event is hosted by Plextek on the...
27-04-2015
Agriculture is one of the most data-rich industries and being able to act effectively on timely information can make a significant impact on productivity. The aim of Agri-Tech East’s ‘Big Data’ Special Interest Group is to help the industry improve the management and interpretation of agri-data for commercial benefit and its launch event is on April 29th at the headquarters of Plextek.
24-04-2015
For the value of Big Data in agriculture to be realised, growers, farmers and data technologists must understand how, why and what data is of value to agricultural producers. Agri-Tech East's Big Data in Agriculture special interest group (SIG) meeting on Wednesday April 29th introduces the topic of big data, and the basic advantages and challenges of adopting and using the data effectively...
21-04-2015
The forthcoming Agri-Tech East networking 'Pollinator' event looks at how to make research work for agri-food.
08-04-2015
“Better together” is the message from the next Agri-Tech East Pollinator* on Tuesday April 21st, showcasing examples of successful collaborations between industry and academics where working together has helped solve some key challenges for agriculture.
24-03-2015
Good news for agri-tech in this week's Budget: Rothamsted Research has been selected as the headquarters for a new Centre for Agricultural Informatics and Sustainability Metrics, which aims to make more effective use of datascience and modelling for the agri-food industry.
20-03-2015
Agri-food is set to benefit from the emerging Internet of Things. At a meeting in Cambridge tomorrow (Tuesday), innovative farmers and growers will be able to influence technologists at the forefront of developments. This includes Weightless-N, a new standard set to launch in early 2015, that will accelerate the creation of a new generation of low cost, networked sensors.
23-02-2015
Water is a finite resource and deciding how it is allocated is naturally contentious, especially for farmers and food processors where it is a vital resource.
17-02-2015
Star researchers in Norfolk and across East Anglia are bringing real innovation to the UK food and farming industry, which is at the heart of the long-term economic plan, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said today.
12-02-2015
“A universal need, a receptive market, money and advice available to support you - what are you waiting for?”, Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-Tech East asks at the Norfolk Farming Conference. Agri-Tech East has launched the GROW business-plan competition which aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking into the industry. The closing date for registration of interest is 1st March 2015.
06-02-2015
The next Agri-Tech East Pollinator meeting on January 26th at the Centrum Building, Norwich Research Park, will 'Focus on funding'.
15-01-2015
Agri-Tech East and its partners across the east of England have launched the UK’s first national Agri-Tech Business Plan Competition.
13-01-2015
Entrepreneurs with technologies for remote sensing and monitoring are encouraged to explore the market opportunities offered by the agri-food sector. To kick-start collaborations between farmers and other interested parties, Agri-Tech East is to launch its ‘Remote Sensing and Monitoring’ special interest group on December 11th at the Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich.
03-12-2014
Senior innovators from PepsiCo and Kellogg’s are joining technologists, landowners and growers at the REAP (Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential) conference which addresses the big question “how can we improve alignment of R&D objectives at all stages of the supply chain from ‘lab to field to shelf’ in order to boost efficiency?”
29-10-2014
It's just three weeks until the Agri-Tech East REAP - Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential - conference, which takes place in Cambridge on November 12th. If you are interested in learning about the latest developments and issues in farming, science and technology, sign up today.
21-10-2014
Agri-tech represents a huge market opportunity. The REAP conference – Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential – provides a unique opportunity for producers and growers to voice their needs and for technologists, entrepreneurs and investors to gain a deep insight into the challenges facing this exciting industry sector.
05-10-2014
Tomorrow (Wednesday September 17th) sees the launch of a new series of 'Pollinators' from Agri-Tech East - regular network meetings where farmers and growers, researchers and technologists, entrepreneurs and investors and representatives from agri-business can meet to build links, exchange information and help accelerate new ideas to market.
16-09-2014
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