From farm to fork – the international launch of the N8 AgriFood Programme
The global challenges of ensuring sustainable, resilient and healthy food supplies for all is the focus of the international launch of the N8 AgriFood Programme. This innovative programme provides the catalyst for practical collaboration between industry, academia, farmers, government and researchers, and will be formally launched at a two-day summit in Manchester, UK, 21-22 June […]
Social enterprises push forward Agritech practices
With approximately one billion people worldwide employed in the agricultural sector – equating to one third of the global workforce (Source: ILO, 2011) – more and more social entrepreneurs from across the world are developing new technology solutions that help maximise farming yields and financial benefit the local communities who rely on agriculture for their […]
Pulling back the curtain on Dutch agriculture
Agrofoodportal.com gives information about agricultural trade data, long-term developments in agricultural prices, sustainability indicators, income, farm animals, labour, soil use, crop protection and outdoor grazing. On this site LEI Wageningen UR presents relevant data in a more synoptic manner, with short analyses from specialists. In the future, several data sources will be connected in order […]
Henry Plumb Foundation goes from strength to strength
The hopes and ambitions of three more budding agricultural entrepreneurs received a substantial boost as the work of the Henry Plumb Foundation (HPF) gathers pace. Following successful interviews on Monday 14th July with HPF trustees, the talented youngsters, whose projects ranged from a sheep scanning operation to developing a gift shop selling regional produce, were […]
New generation of robots poised to transform global agricultural production
In tandem with this future uncertainty, in the Developed World at least, there are growing concerns about product quality and safety, as well as the environmental impact of agriculture. “Until now, thanks to a reliance on large scale, mechanised agriculture combined with cheap labour in emerging economies, the routine deployment of robotics has been confined […]
