Strawberries, robots and supply chains – Simon Pearson

Simon Pearson

Director of Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT)

“Are robot highways the future?  The COVID-19 crisis has shown the fragility of food supply chains. It has also accelerated the labour challenges for the agricultural industry predicted for the UK post-BREXIT. Both these elements have generated interest and a sense of urgency for new methods of automating agricultural processes – but how far is this from the farm-gate?”

The Emerging Agri-TechE session at REAP 2020 is kindly sponsored by EIT Food.