Can we really feed 40,000 people with a ‘SkyFarm’? Or will everyone in London have a ‘Personal Food Computer’ by 2040? These are the sorts of provocative questions being posed ahead of the upcoming Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) conference being held on 18th March at the John Innes Centre.
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.
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Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/
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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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03-03-2020
Innovative agri-tech companies seeking collaborations in the US have been selected for a unique visit to the heartland of American agriculture.
23-02-2020
The UK’s first agri-tech business plan competition, run by leading membership body Agri-TechE, offers an unrivalled network of support.
13-02-2020
Indoor farming is expanding at an astounding rate - and with the urban population alone set to soar by almost a third in the next 30 years, viable scale-up is the next big challenge facing the industry. Agri-TechE is bringing together international experts and industry leaders to discuss the progress and pitfalls of Controlled Environment Agriculture at an all-day event at The John Innes...
06-02-2020
Agri-tech innovations will be discussed at a forthcoming event featuring viticulture experts.
28-01-2020
Agri-Tech East is to become Agri-TechE in January 2020 to reflect the expansion of its membership beyond the east of England. It has also increased its award-wining team, with the addition of Alex Dinsdale to support its growth plans.
17-12-2019
Agri-Tech East has been awarded the accolade of 'National Networking Group of the Year' at the SME Business Awards 2019, winning against strong competition from across the UK.
10-12-2019
A world-first hopping robot that can identify, map and kill weeds, and wearable cow-tech that can neutralise the greenhouse gas from cattle burps were just some of the cutting-edge agri-tech launched at REAP 2019 last week.
13-11-2019
Tech-developers, investors, farmers, producers and others with an interest in agri-tech can discover how to get involved in the latest machine vision, AI, robotics and smart equipment at REAP 2019 (6 November).
25-10-2019
Agri-Tech East's REAP 2019 conference will bring together tech developers from different sectors and millenial farmers to discuss how the changing conversation about food systems can present mutual opportunities.
22-10-2019
Could cover crops be used to stabilise nutrients provided by digestate and improve its use as an alternative to chemical fertiliser for the following crop? An innovative farmers’ digestate project will discuss findings at an Agri-Tech East event next week ( 12 September).
04-09-2019
Sustainable food systems require a collaborative response and this is a theme for Agri-Tech Week 2019. The week will include seven events hosted by members of Agri-Tech East. Each is aimed at showcasing different ways that agri-tech is providing an innovative response to the challenges of food production in a time of environmental change and population expansion.
16-08-2019
With over 20.5 billion connected devices projected to be in use by 2020, machine-to-machine communication and the “Internet of Things” (IoT) are predicted to transform farming. An Agri-Tech East event on 15 October aims to address some of the challenges and opportunities involved with the ‘Connected Farm’.
07-08-2019
According to the World Health Organisation, “One Health” is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes.
11-06-2019
Agri-Tech East’s second GROW agri-hackathon (Cambridge, 5-7 July 2019) addresses sustainability.
24-05-2019
Emerging technologies for the circular economy will be discussed at a forthcoming Agri-Tech East event.
23-05-2019
Allia Future Business Centres and Agri-Tech East team up for Future 20 incubator programme.
20-05-2019
The role of renewable energy within the farming mix is to be discussed at an Agri-Tech East meeting, ‘We’ve Got the Power; On-Farm Solutions to Energy Demands’ on 23 May, which is comparing experiences and considering new developments.
17-05-2019
Agri-Tech East has welcomed Fiona Rust to its team to help the organisation develop its events portfolio and work with its rapidly expanding membership.
29-03-2019
A new trans-Atlantic agreement, opening up international opportunities for agri-businesses and start-ups, has been launched by UK membership body Agri-Tech East and Canada’s Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority.
14-03-2019
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