Putting agri-tech at the heart of gov strategy
With phrases such as “productivity gap,” “reliance on flow of migrant labour” and “shortage of technical level skills”, one might think the recently published Green
24/02/2017
Insights and overviews of emerging trends from Agri-Tech East Director Belinda Clarke.
With phrases such as “productivity gap,” “reliance on flow of migrant labour” and “shortage of technical level skills”, one might think the recently published Green
‘We are what we eat’ is an old saying, but still rings true. As knowledge about how the body uses this vital fuel grows, the importance
Blue Monday is the 16th January, said to be when the impact of the festive excesses hits home. So this month we’re trying to think
As 2016 draws to a close, it’s clear that challenging current orthodoxies is going to be the new norm. Inspired by discussions, debates and reflections
The first step for innovation is to understand the problem. The issues faced by agriculture are common to other markets, so it is reasonable to
The time taken to bring in the harvest may be decreasing but the data it produces is increasing and becoming more meaningful. With more combine harvesters than ever
As the biggest consultation in a generation kicks off about the future of farming and in particular the new British Agricultural Policy, there is a
As this year’s harvest ramps up the early signs are that this is going to be a challenging year, with indications that barley has suffered
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and these challenging times are driving innovation. As Agri-Tech East celebrates its second birthday we are seeing
Technology – literally the “science of craft” is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or the accomplishment
We’ve been talking a lot about data this month – Open, Closed, Public, Shared, Big, Quality, Standards….all words associated with data, and all likely to
“How are you going to scale-up?” is a question we often ask those coming to us with new ideas or concepts. Applicable in a number