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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Business Support, Collaboration & Partnership, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Horticulture, Startups & Innovators
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How UK agri-tech businesses can navigate policy barriers while building globally competitive solutions

On day two of our UK Agri-Tech Centre Growth Week, we heard from Charlie Guy, CEO and founder of LettUs Grow, and Charlie Mercer, Policy...

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Strengthening UK–India collaboration to advance sustainable agriculture

The UK and India share a long‑standing commitment to agricultural innovation. In 2025, this partnership took a major leap forward through the UK–India Agri‑Tech Accelerator...

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, AI and Modelling, Innovation & Technology, Support & Strategy
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Agri-tech in action: A February round up

From industry insights to supporting businesses to develop cutting-edge innovation across AI, robotics and automation and CEA, to thought-provoking conversations at events, we share our...

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Biodiversity and Natural Capital, Business Support, Climate Change Mitigation, Strategic Development
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How agri-tech becomes supply-chain ready

What every agri-tech business needs to know to work with the agri-food supply chain Scaling an agri-tech business requires more than innovative technology. It demands...

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  • Aquaculture, Livestock, Projects, Research & Insight
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Low energy kelp shows promising results for crop yields

A groundbreaking project exploring low‑energy methods for processing cultivated kelp into a liquid biostimulant and animal feed supplement has exceeded early field‑test expectations and taken...

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  • AI and Modelling, Arable, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology
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The UK Agri-Tech Centre hosts at the new Agronomy Exchange conference

The UK Agri-Tech Centre took part in the first-ever Agronomy Exchange conference on 11 February in London, where a mix of agronomists, industry experts and...

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  • Animal Health and Welfare, Collaboration & Partnership, International, Livestock
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Canada and UK forge new dairy innovation pathways through Twin Pastures exchange

A Canadian delegation visited the UK last week as part of Twin Pastures, a bilateral livestock innovation exchange programme, bringing together entrepreneurs and academics to...

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  • Academic Science & research, Biodiversity and Natural Capital, Soil Health
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

Today (11 February) marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to celebrate women and girls advancing equally in science and to...

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  • Collaboration & Partnership, Consortia & Networking, Event
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Turning ambition into action for agri-tech with Growth Week

Growth Week was all about backing agri-tech businesses to grow with confidence. Between 2–6 February, the UK Agri-Tech Centre brought together innovators, farmers, investors and...

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  • International
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Unlocking opportunities in Bahrain for UK agri-tech businesses

In 2025, the UK Agri-Tech Centre worked alongside Bahrain’s Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture (MoMAA) and the British Embassy Bahrain to support Bahrain’s Strategic...

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UK Agri-Tech Centre’s new CEO unveils accelerated support for agri-tech start-ups and scale-ups

Under new leadership, the UK Agri-Tech Centre has revealed new access to fast-track support for UK agri-tech start-ups and scale-ups as it sets out its...

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  • AI and Modelling, Data & Sensing, Innovation & Technology
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How artificial intelligence is finding its place on UK farms

Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond experimental stages in most sectors and is well-integrated into our day-to-day lives. Advances in machine learning, sensor engineering and...

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  • Capabilities, Event, Innovation & Technology, International, Support & Strategy
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Growth Week aimed at tackling barriers to agri-tech sector growth

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has announced it will host a dedicated Growth Week from 2–6 February as part of its ‘Grow Your Own Way; We...

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