Here we profile some of the interesting companies and new technologies being developed in the agri-tech cluster.
A new aerial applicator for agrochemicals will extend the flight times for unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), allowing them to cover a greater crop area more
Less than 20% of the land area in Kenya is suitable for rain fed agriculture and irrigation technology is prohibitively expensive. Using the M-PESA, the mobile
Hertfordshire farmer Mark Faure Walker was so frustrated by how much time and money he was wasting trying to manage data about his crops that
A technology company that has helped Australian farmers remain profitable, even in the harsh environment of the outback, is opening an office in Cambridge to
Andrew Francis, Senior Farms Manager at Elveden Farms, was looking for a way to track produce from field to store electronically to replace paper records. When
“We are very close now to a true ‘connected farm’. I believe the technology and software is there, it is now just a matter of
Aponic Ltd has developed a soilless growing system that uses 90 per cent less water than traditional agriculture, does not emit harmful run-off into the
One industry’s food waste is a raw material for another. Cambridge start-up Entomics thinks it has found an interesting and innovative way to convert waste
A chance conversation in Cambridge has led to the development of a new aerial imaging service for agriculture that now supports farmers across the USA.
Use of multiple parents has enabled NIAB to produce pre-breeding lines of wheat that perform better for a range of traits including yield and disease
“We have seen real benefits with many of the technologies we’ve adopted, ” says Andrew Francis farm manager of Elveden Estates. He is one of the
Animals suffering from an illness change their behaviour. A sick cow might lie down in a different area, split itself away from the herd or