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The ability to manage and manipulate time is increasing. REAP 2021 will explore the many ways this is happening through advances in technology and breakthroughs in science.
Increasing resilience through regenerative agriculture, advances in breeding and breakthrough diagnostics – as the country unlocks we make a welcome return to outdoor industry events and look to the future.
Timing is a critical factor in agriculture. Technologies and approaches for overcoming the constraints of time will be discussed at the Agri-TechE REAP Conference 2021. We are also at Groundswell to gather industry input.
There is a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks: the exciting potential of hemp to meet the needs of multiple industries looking for a low carbon future, new technologies for a safer future, and funding for a innovative future.
Over £300m was spent by UK consumers on CBD – Cannabidiol – in 2019. This opportunity, expected to grow to £1bn in 2024, is just one of the many uses for industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa. The potential of this versatile crop is to be discussed at the Agri-TechE ‘Farmer to Pharma’ conference in partnership with Hanway Associates.
We are looking beyond the immediate horizon this month with novel thinking around net zero, open innovation and international collaborations.
Prosperity and Nature are interdependent, says a major new Treasury Report ‘The Economics of Biodiversity’; the implications this creates for valuing natural capital and the opportunities for agri-tech are reviewed in our blog. And this theme continues as we have a strong focus on economics this month.
When weather extremes make growing conditions difficult, the chance to farm indoors becomes more appealing, and this month we are taking a deep dive into this vibrant sector. We are also looking outwards to Central Europe and forward into the future.
As we emerge into 2021, all eyes are looking forward and nurturing hopes, plans and ambitions that life will be better – healthier, happier, safer and more sustainable. So how do we make the future we want a reality, by design – and avoid ending up with the future we don’t want, by accident?
As we prepare to bid farewell to 2020, the Agri-TechE elves have been working hard to deliver an exciting line-up of thought-provoking events and discussions for 2021.
Going virtual enabled an exceptional number of people to participate in REAP and the other Agri-Tech Week events; particularly noticeable is the increasingly national and international reach of the innovation ecosystem.
This year’s Agri-Tech Week and the REAP Conference is focussed on international collaboration and farmer-centred technology development – and it will be more important than ever.