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Aquaculture is an extremely diverse sector, involving the breeding, rearing and harvesting of fish, shellfish, aquatic plants and algae and can serve as an alternative to traditional fisheries. It is a vital component of the global food system, especially with increasing demand for sustainable protein sources.

Rising awareness of the need to move towards net zero and environmental sustainability has triggered growing consumer demand for sustainable foods and healthier diets. Eating less meat is one of the main objectives for change outlined in the National Food strategy.

James Clarke, Research Director at ADAS, has extensive expertise in all aspects of farming, from sustainable agriculture to environmental impacts. James has been commended for his years of dedication and work with the UK’s research and farming communities.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has called on investors to keep agri-tech in their sights when considering areas in which to invest, following the UK Government’s investment summit today. 

Meet the Team profiles the individuals who make up the UK Agri-Tech Centre offering a glimpse of their sector stories and ambitions. Next up is Nikki Dalby, Head of One Health.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has welcomed the UK Government’s recent launch of the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), which has been established to help bring the UK’s most promising technologies to the market faster. 

The challenge The dairy sector faces significant challenges in maintaining and improving productivity while ensuring animal health. Issues like lameness, poor body condition and prolonged calving intervals can severely limit efficiency. In both the UK and China, the...

The UK Agri-Tech Centre team recently revisited Mackie's to look at the lasting effects of the Healthy Heifer project, which concluded two years ago. This project took calf-monitoring technology to the next level, introducing new modules designed to track the...

UK agri-tech firms were playing a crucial role in the transformation of farming and were an important driver of economic growth, the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit was told. With a range of speakers over two days in London (September 31 and October 1), the UK...

he UK Agri-Tech Centre is collaborating with LEAF on the NUE-Leg project, a DEFRA on-farm and research trial looking to eliminate the dependence of UK grassland farming on applied nitrogen fertilisers.

‘SusProt: Sustainable Plant Protein from Vegetable Crop Sidestreams’, aims to solve two of the world’s food related challenges; where sustainable alternatives to animal derived protein will come from and addressing farm labour and food security issues.

Hannah Senior is an agri-tech entrepreneur and a former non-executive director at CHAP. Her work with plant breeders and seed producers takes her across five continents. She is passionate about the role of entrepreneurship in making agriculture more sustainable.