Smartbell won the 2016 GROW agri-tech competition with their e-business plan. Four years on, co-founder Veena Adityan shares how the company is still reaping the benefits.
FarmingData won the 2017 GROW agri-tech business plan competition and co-founder Jacqui Poon says the process was highly beneficial to the company.
GROW, the UK’s first agri-tech business plan competition, aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking into the industry. Closing date for registration is 28th February 2020.
And the winner of GROW agri-tech business plan competition is….. Farming Data, a mobile trading platform that could lift subsistence farmers out of poverty.
Farming Data supports subsistence farmers by creating a market for surplus.
Bristol based SoilSense has developed an aerial soil moisture sensor that can provide a detailed map of the water status of a whole field in minutes.
“What factors can I influence to improve yield?” This is the question that Jonathan Tole has frequently asked himself.
Fresh vegetables that are surplus to orders are frequently left to rot in the field, as the cost of harvesting without a known buyer is too great
DataGranary aims to pay farmers for their data and then collect, clean, aggregate and sell it in a format that is beneficial to others in the agri-food value chain.
“I’m looking forward to GROW this year; it excites me to see something that could be the ‘next big thing’ in the industry, challenging the status quo.”
Adnams plc is one of the industry leaders that is piloting a dual-fuel system from Diesel Dynamics Limited (DDL), finalist in GROW 2015. The DDL
We are delighted to see that GROW finalist, Smartbell, has moved into trials on Croxton Park Farm. The product monitors the behaviour of cows to