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January Member of the Month: Dr Anita Yakkundi
Meet our Member of the Month, a multi-talented scientist, educator, and autism parent/carer making waves in the urban agriculture world, Dr Anita Yakkundi. From knowing little about plants to running a thriving urban agriculture business, AuSome GrowSome, her journey is nothing short of inspiring. As a trained cancer biologist, Anita shared that “Before starting AuSome GrowSome, I’d never…
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Understanding Business Contracts: Why Clarity and Protection Matter in AgriTech
Understanding Business Contracts: Why Clarity and Protection Matter in AgriTech As a business owner in the agritech sector, you’ll encounter numerous contracts throughout your company’s journey. These agreements may be with suppliers of cutting-edge farming technology, customers in need of sustainable produce, or even landowners for growing spaces. While the specifics of each contract may…
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Building a Sustainable Future: The Case for Urban AgriTech Benchmarking in the UK
Building a Sustainable Future: The Case for Urban AgriTech Benchmarking in the UK As the world faces growing environmental challenges—climate change, urbanisation, and food security issues—the UK has begun to embrace more sustainable practices across industries. Among these, urban agriculture and agri-tech stand out as key players in transforming food systems. With innovations such as…
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Introducing ActivatedAir
UKUAT member Zayndu recently produced a video explaining its groundbreaking ActivatedAirTM seed priming technology, which we wanted to share to help growers understand its benefits.
read more: Introducing ActivatedAir10 min read
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AgriTech and IP- a Rough Starter Guide
What is IP in AgriTech? Intellectual Property (IP) broadly refers to the creations of the mind. IP rights are crucial for any business, especially in sectors like Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) and vertical farming, as they offer both protection and competitive advantage when an idea is developed to form the basis of a product or…
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VERTICAL FARMING CONSORTIUM SECURES UK GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO ADVANCE LOW-EMISSION, LOW COST FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE UK
V-FAST consortium backed by Innovate UK and the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council. A consortium of four British companies, comprising UK Urban AgriTech (UKUAT), Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd, RheEnergise and James Hutton Institute has received a grant from the UK Government to advance the development of low-carbon and low-cost food production. Specifically, the V-FAST…
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Update on standards for CEA – GLOBALG.A.P.
by Nicole Thorpe After two years of public consultation, GLOBALG.A.P., have launched their revised version of the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard. Together with the Farm Tech Society (FTS), and in collaboration with UKUAT, I was part of a dedicated international team advising GLOBALG.A.P. on recognition and inclusion of CEA in their revised flagship standard…
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What is the role of TCEA in worldwide strawberry production?
*Total Controlled Environment Agriculture What if I told you that the British berries market is worth over 1.7 billion? That is amazingly massive. Stop for a minute and actually take that in. This essentially equates to a whopping 239,243 tons of berries, equivalent in weight to 114 London Eyes; can you believe that? Good news…
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Green Build Systems Vertical Farms
Vertical farming within the frame of CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) and Agritech have come to the forefront since the global pandemic, with increased awareness of food security and food accessibility. The world’s current methods of transporting food thousands of miles are no longer sustainable, and globally we are heading deeper into poor diets ranging from…
read more: Green Build Systems Vertical Farms10 min read
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CEA Rough Starter Guide
Updated: May 15 Starting any business is a daunting process and controlled environment agriculture can seem like a particularly messy challenge. Many aspiring indoor farmers have little or no experience of growing anything at all and can be easily put off by the uncertainties around fundamental questions like: “How much can I grow?” “How much energy…
read more: CEA Rough Starter Guide10 min read