ATW 2024: BugBiome hosts ‘The future of crop protection: is it biological?’

Agri-TechE Week 2024 celebrates its 11th year – our largest yet, featuring eleven events curated by Agri-TechE and hosted by our incredible member community. This week exemplifies innovation, collaboration, and forward-thinking in agri-tech.

Each event reflects the strength of our ecosystem, fostering vital connections between growers, researchers, and technology developers. Thank you to our members for hosting and making Agri-TechE Week possible and showcasing what our community can achieve.

On Monday 4th November, BugBiome hosted its first ever event as part of Agri-TechE week, exploring biologicals and broader integrated crop management solutions. The event featured two dynamic panel discussions, bringing together start-ups and industry leaders to discuss the future of biological crop protection.

This event provided a comprehensive perspective on the emerging opportunities, challenges, and collaborative pathways in sustainable crop protection.

The first panel included innovative start-ups: BugBiome, PheroSyn, Enstic, and PfBIO. Panellists shared insights on their cutting-edge technologies and how these advancements integrate with comprehensive crop management strategies. Discussions touched on navigating regulatory hurdles and incorporating feedback from agricultural stakeholders—particularly farmers and agronomists—to create novel, sustainable products that address specific needs within the crop protection market.

The second panel welcomed speakers from established industry players, including Fargro Limited, H L Hutchinson Limited, BASF, and Bayer. This session addressed the complexities of scaling biological solutions to market, including challenges like short formulation shelf lives and regulatory demands. Panellists shared examples of how they are supporting start-ups in bringing sustainable crop protection innovations to market. 

The event highlighted how important collaboration is between start-ups and established agricultural companies to successfully bringing biologicals to market, as well as the critical feedback loop with farmers and agronomists to ensure practical, impactful solutions.

BugBiome would like to thank everyone who attended and made their first event a success, with a special thanks to everyone who participated in the excellent panel discussions and to Agri-TechE for their support.

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