The Medici family created space for artists, scientists, philosophers, engineers and mathematicians to work together leading to the Renaissance. Johansson's 'The Medici Effect' argues that innovation emerges at “the intersection of fields, disciplines, and cultures,” where people can change the rules of the game. 

The UK’s fourth independent climate risk review, A Well-Adapted UK, has landed with a familiar and sobering reminder for agri and horti: the impacts are here, the risks are escalating, adaptation is not optional. But the report also points to something more hopeful - with the sector looking very different by mid‑century.

From scientific discovery to on‑farm practice, evidence thresholds vary. With tighter budgets and rising urgency, we’ll explore how shared expectations can speed adoption, strengthen investment decisions and deliver scalable, trusted agri‑tech solutions. REAP 2026 asks: when is innovation “good enough”?

Bury Lane Farm grows high end crops such as Peonies, Agapanthus, strawberries and asparagus. It employs cutting edge tech such as a coir sterilisation facility and custom built LEDs to enable it to be the only UK producer of AYR Oriental Lilies.

Grounded Research is a specialist UK market research agency working across the entire food and farming supply chain helping organisations make confident, evidence-based decisions across agriculture and food. 

Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) is the only professional body for those working in science, engineering and technology in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, groundscare and other specialised land-based industries.

A specialist research institute of the University of Lincoln, the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT) is engaged in the development of technologies and research which adds value or solves challenges across the food chain.

Estonian Paul-Tech OÜ manufactures and supplies advanced soil stations that deliver real-time updates every two hours at two soil depths designed to help farmers optimise fertiliser use and resources without compromising yields.

Ponda is a Bristol-based startup regenerating damaged wetlands through technologies that bring value to wetland-based crops. They develop biomaterials from paludiculture crop typha including eco-insultation clothing BioPuff®.

We've joined forces with Overbury to see the latest developments on their 5g project. Co-hosted with the River Severn Partnership, Overbury is exploiting the use of technologies enabled by Advanced Wireless Connectivity. 

World Agri-Tech Summit returns to London on 22–23 September as a flagship networking forum bringing together senior decision-makers committed to strengthening the resilience and long-term performance of global agri-food systems.

Agri-TechE’s flagship conference attracts researchers, innovators, government officials, farmers, and agri-businesses with farmers and agri-businesses making up an average of 30% of the audience.

Warwick, Reading, Bristol, Cambridge, London - where will your next job take you? The Agri-TechE Job Zone has never been more full - from Ecology and Entomology, Marketing and Mechanics - agri-tech is a melting pot of opportunity. Current vacancies include entry and high-level roles.

The REAP Conference Technology Exhibition brings technologies to life, showing innovations in practice and enabling direct conversations with potential users. It’s a hub for conversations about trials, partnerships and collaboration opportunities. Limited spaces available.

Defra’s £5m Investor Partnerships competition supports late‑stage agri‑tech, combining Innovate UK grants with aligned private investment to help SMEs commercialise near‑market technologies benefiting farmers, growers and foresters. Total eligible costs £750k to £3 million.

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