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Peter Rowe, CEO at Deep Branch (R) and Marc van Doorn of Brightlands Chemelot Campus (L)

Deep Branch’s tech converting industrial emissions to animal feed secures €2.5M

Using microbes to convert carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into a new type of single-cell protein called Proton, Deep Branch has developed a low carbon animal feed with a nutritional profile that is comparable with fishmeal, the gold-standard protein source in aquafeed. The company has secured €2.5 million of EIC Accelerator funding to build a new facility at the Netherlands-based Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

28/10/2020

Transforming Food ProductionThorvald-robot-in-field-credit University-of-Lincoln

Transforming Food Production announces 9 innovative projects

Agri-TechE members are leading innovative projects that will benefit from the £24 million Transforming Food Production initiative. Nine ambitious projects will see big data, AI and robotics applied to UK farming and new production systems created for alternative proteins.

23/07/2020

DryGro raises £3.8m funding to provide an alternative protein for livestock feed

DryGro studies and cultivates high-protein varieties, with a core aim of providing a sustainable animal feed alternative to soy, in particular in growing Lemna in a sub-saharan climate.

27/05/2020

Alternative proteins – big opportunity for UK farmers?

There is a big market demand for locally grown plant-based proteins but land area for alternative crops has not increased for the last 40 years – are UK farmers missing an opportunity?

25/05/2020

Call to Arms for Pea and Bean Yield Enhancement Networks

Peas and beans are rich sources of plant protein, gluten-free and contain a starch with the potential to reverse diabetes when consumed as part of prescriptive diet, but the crops are challenging to grow well. To help more farmers increase yields and gain value from these pulses, the PGRO runs two Yield Enhancement Networks (YEN) to share best practice.

07/04/2020

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Deep Branch’s tech converting industrial emissions to animal feed secures €2.5M

Transforming Food Production announces 9 innovative projects

DryGro raises £3.8m funding to provide an alternative protein for livestock feed

Alternative proteins – big opportunity for UK farmers?

Call to Arms for Pea and Bean Yield Enhancement Networks

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