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Does your UK company or research institute have agri-tech solutions or expertise in the following areas? 🐝 Biodiversity improvement 🌱 Biological controls 🌍 Regenerative agriculture 🌿 Plant and soil health 🤖 Digitisation and robotics Apply now - Spain & UK Agri-Tech Knowledge Exchange Program 2024/25: Cultivating Collaboration Building on the success of a knowledge scoping and networking initiative in 2023/24, the UK Agri-Tech Centre is set to launch a series of bilateral knowledge exchange visits between the UK and Spain in 2025. These visits, developed in partnership with the UK Science and Innovation Network and the Department for Business and Trade, aim to foster collaboration and innovation across both countries’ agricultural sectors. The visit presents a unique opportunity for UK companies to gain insights into Spain’s agricultural challenges and technology needs while forging new partnerships that could benefit farmers and producers in both nations. 👉Find out more here: https://ow.ly/gqml50TUsO2 #connect #inspire #grow #adopt #resilientsystems #intelligentagriculture #acceleratingagritech #agritech #agribusiness

There is increasing recognition that behavioural shifts at individual, systemic, and policy levels are needed to foster the adoption of climate smart farming practices and technologies in the EU. Furthermore, EU policies need to consider the complex decision-making processes across the entire food value chain. Co-creation with relevant stakeholders across the food value chain can play a key role in addressing these gaps. Co-creation is a core component of the HORIZON Europe BEATLES project (Behavioural Change Towards Climate-Smart Food Systems). As part of the co-creation process, we have identified and engaged multiple stakeholder representatives across 5 food value chains in the EU - wheat farming in Lithuania, organic dairy farming in Germany, pig farming in Denmark, organic apple farming in Spain, onion and potato farming in the Netherlands. Follow this webinar and workshop to learn more...

SMART’s Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group recently participated at the Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA) 2024, which was a part of the Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW). The trade event gathered industry leaders and experts from the global agri-food and agri-tech communities. In a keynote session, Dr Mervin Ang, Associate Scientific Director & Principal Research Scientist at DiSTAP, shared insights into DiSTAP’s innovative approaches to urban precision agriculture, including their species-agnostic plant nanobionic sensors – a breakthrough non-invasive technology aimed at revolutionising crop monitoring. These sensors can provide early and accurate insights into plant health for timely intervention to prevent crop yield losses. Find out more in the blog post below. #AFTEA #PlantNanobionics #AgriTech #SustainableFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #AFTEA2024 #SMARTSingapore #FutureOfFarming #DiSTAP

🌱🔬 Exploring the Future of European Agri-Food Research 🌾💡 As Europe faces pressing challenges in food and agriculture, the CROSSPATHS project is stepping up! Discover how this initiative aims to revolutionize the agri-food sector by fostering a network of leading research institutions. From digital agriculture to bio-based economies, these innovations promise to enhance sustainability and transform food production across the continent. 🚜🌍 Read our extensive review of the future trends in Agri-Food research in Europe here: https://lnkd.in/eVSnavUe Stay tuned as we dive deeper into how technology and collaborative research are paving the way for a greener future! 🌟 #AgriFood #Innovation #Sustainability #horizoneurope

🌿 UPTOEARTH ITALIA SRL is embarking on an exciting new journey as we proudly take part in the EIT Food 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 program, supported by the European Union. This unique platform connects forward-thinking agritech startups with farmers, offering the chance to test and validate innovative solutions in real-world agricultural environments. 🔍 Our focus? Testing our 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦 device— an advanced funicular system designed for vineyards, providing early pest detection, hyper-local data collection, and precise agricultural predictions. We’ll be working alongside a visionary grape grower in North-East Italy, renowned for his regenerative agriculture practices. This marks a crucial step forward in advancing solutions aimed at more sustainable and efficient agriculture. 🌱 📍Additionally, thanks to the Test Farms program, we will be among the 6 startups selected to showcase in Madrid at the VII Foro Datagri this November. This flagship event for digital transformation in agrifood will bring together more than 800 professionals, innovators, and industry leaders in its 2024 edition to exchange insights and showcase cutting-edge solutions like our CLAUS device!💡 #TestFarms #EITFood #UptoearthItalia #CLAUS #Datagri2024 #Agritech #Innovation #SustainableAgriculture #SmartFarming #EuropeanUnion

#modernAKIS is participating in the Synergy Days in Barcelona!🌍🌾 Rebeca Díez, from FEUGA. Fundación Universidad-Empresa Gallega and Myriam GASPARD from CHAMBRE REGIONALE D'AGRICULTURE OCCITANIE presented our project and coordinated the workshop: "Transforming advisory services: Embracing digital tools and overcoming challenges" 🤝 💬During the workshop it was highlighted the importance of integrating digital tools into agricultural advisory services to enhance efficiency and sustainability in farming. The session provided a platform for participants to discuss real-world examples, share experiences, and explore strategies for overcoming barriers such as digital literacy, infrastructure gaps, and resistance to change📉 📣 Today at 11 AM, we will conduct a second workshop called: "Role-playing knowledge flows in the agri-sector: Navigating barriers and challenges" Stay tuned for more insights and updates from modernAKIS as we continue our journey towards a more digitally empowered agricultural sector! #SynergyDays #modernAKIS #DigitalTransformation #SmartFarming #InnovationInAgriculture #Sustainability

Iona Thomas hosted positive discussions between AgriZeroNZ and an Innovate UK delegation on how UK & New Zealand innovators can collaborate to accelerate new tools to reduce agricultural emissions. AgriZeroNZ is a world-first partnership between the New Zealand government and major agribusiness companies to rapidly reduce emissions, and the UK delegation gained the benefit of insight from this Kiwi organisation with a global perspective. #Agritech is a rapidly growing sector, and teams from both countries see the efficiency and profitability gains in commercialising new technologies for uptake on-farm. Agritech is one of 5 priority themes in the UK / NZ Science Work Programme, and the UK in New Zealand policy, trade, climate change and science teams have worked for many years in this important cooperation theme, so it's amazing to see promising UK / NZ collaborations start to scale. Looking forward to sharing new success stories in 2025! Thanks to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Innovation and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology for supporting these discussions. #agriculture #netzero #innovation #internationalrelations #sciencediplomacy

#SUAVE at the Salon du Végétal 2024: Innovation at the service of crop production 🌱 From SUAVE, the project leader Claudia DE OLIVEIRA RAMOS from VEGEPOLYS VALLEY International and Zsolt Keresztúri from Innoskart Digital Cluster also attended the three-day Salon du Végétal in Angers last week, one of the most important meetings of the European plant production and horticulture sector. As part of the event, the Plant Intercluster (PIC) meeting was also organised.🌍 #PIC is a network of European clusters focusing on all the different areas of plant production, aiming to find innovative solutions for plant cultivation and to promote sustainability through the latest technological developments. 💡 Among the topics discussed at the meeting:  - digital solutions - promoting international connections - and cooperation with other countries (Africa and Latin America). In this context, VEGEPOLYS VALLEY will hold its international webinars on 25 and 26 September ❗ ➡ Latin America: https://bit.ly/4geRwAm ➡ Africa: https://bit.ly/3MIz8Cv Such collaborations are key as they can help local economies and communities to develop sustainably 🌍🤝 The SUAVE project aims to further strengthen linkages in sustainable urban agriculture and contribute to addressing global food security challenges. International networks like PIC provide a great opportunity to meet new partners and technologies that support our mission. 🌿 #suaveeuroclusters #suaveurbanagriculture #suavegreenanddigital #sustainable #resilient #circular #urbangreenspaces #innovation #internalisation #upskilling #training #networking #EISMEA #DgGrow #ECCP #SMEs #entrepreneurship #urbanagriculture #greentransition #digital #innovation #project #urbanfarming #european

( 𝘋𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥? ⚡ ) 🎉 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆! Wishing you and your loved ones health and happiness! - 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴! - And .. what better way to kick off 2025 for Smart Agro Hub than by announcing that our portfolio now includes 19 projects! Initially placed on the reserve list, we just got informed that a new proposal, #LIFECoVET, gets funded: ! 🌱✨ 🌟 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗼𝗩𝗘𝗧: Coordinated by KU Leuven and Ass. Professor Tomás Norton Norton, our new 3M💶 project aims to address the pressing sustainability challenges in #livestock farming across 8 EU countries: Belgium 🇧🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, France 🇫🇷, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Spain 🇪🇸, and Italy 🇮🇹. By embracing the diversity of agricultural practices and leveraging it for innovation and knowledge exchange, LIFECoVET will empower farmers, agribusiness professionals, and VET providers with tailored educational resources. 🙌 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀 go to the Chair of BoD of SAH prof. Thomas Bartzanas for the original idea, all partners for their contribution and of course the EUROTraining VET team (Ersi Tzimoulia & Marina Zotaki) for drafting such an excellent proposal! 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 lie ahead for us, and we’re ready to take them on. Let’s hope #2025 will be another year of impactful collaborations and meaningful innovations! 🙂

Join TUM Venture Labs Food / Agro / Biotech in Freising/Weihenstephan to explore #Regenerative #AgriFood systems, which are becoming increasingly important due to their potential positive impact on climate and sustainability. 💡 Together with Dr. Albert Christmann (personally liable managing director) and Alexander Sack (Executive Manager Sustainability) from Dr. August Oetker KG, Prof. Dr. Livia Cabernard (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agricultural Systems) from TUM, as well as Philipp Rathjen (Board Member Kireap) we are challenging the following questions: ▶ How can regenerative agriculture contribute to improving soil health while promoting biodiversity? ▶ How does regenerative agriculture improve carbon sequestration compared to traditional agricultural practices? 👉 Register now and be part of the change:  https://lnkd.in/eEjEbEtu