Opportunities for Far East expansion and investment will be discussed in the REAP 2021 International Café. Anton Wibowo, CEO of Trendlines Agrifood Innovation Centre, talks about his aims for the event.
Since launching at REAP2020, Xampla has received a £6 million seed investment to commercialise its first plant-based plastic product, microcapsules. The product provides a biodegradable alternative to the single use plastics which are currently used in the fragrance industry.
Since appearing in the REAP2020 SUS, the Land App now represents 1.2 Million hectares of farmland, helping neighbours collaborate to design integrated estate plans to meet environmental goals.
Since it appeared in the REAP 2019 Start-up Showcase -Glas Data has gained funding to commercialise its analysis platform which combines data from over 70 types of remote sensor and offers advanced data visualisation and modelling designed to be used by non-specialists.
Western Growers will be represented in the REAP 2021 International Cafe, we talked to Dennis Donohue, WGCIT Director, about a challenging year and why harvest automation and food safety are top of his list.
“I attended Ag101 a few years ago – it’s a fantastic opportunity to get together with early-stage agri-tech companies, and people from outside farming,” says Eric Hewitson, Business Development Manager, Wyld Networks, who was so inspired by the event that he joined Agri-TechE as a member.
We are delighted that the Missouri Partnership will be taking part in the International Cafe at REAP 2021 and asked Mark Sutherland, CMO of Missouri Partnership, about his aims for the event.
The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is part of the REAP 2021 International Café. Soil health, carbon store and regenerative farming are of particular interest.
The plight of bees has reached the public consciousness with the BBC Big Bee Challenge among the campaigns to support these valuable pollinators. BeeSecure, profiled in the Start-Up Showcase at REAP 2020, is supporting sustainable beekeeping by improving the way that bee services are rented on farm.
A new way of managing apple crops is being pioneered by Outfield. The orchard management company was featured at REAP 2020 and is now part of a Precision Orchard Dosing System (PODS) project, funded by Innovate UK.
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.
Jan-Erik Petersen coordinates EEA work to develop better estimates of natural capital and ecosystem services and he will be explaining the implications for farmers and technology developers in his keynote address at REAP 2021.