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On 16 June the UK Israel Tech Hub together with the British Council Israel and the Wohl Foundation hosted a fascinating online networking event last week discussing innovative partnership and funding opportunities in the UK. Top UK Precision Agriculture Academics also met with 4 Israeli PA Startups to share these exciting opportunities in more detail!
Featured Speakers:
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Dr Shamal Mohammed – Chief Technical Officer, Agri-EPI Centre
- Parmjit Chima – Head of Engineering, Harper Adams University
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Matthew Smith – Chief Product Officer, Agrimetrics
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Dr Abdou Khouakhi – Lecturer in Remote Sensing, Cranfield University
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Key Takeaways:
- Over 72% of UK land is used for agriculture, with over £293,000 employed in agriculture across the UK, 280,000 farms, and a contribution of £120 billion to the UK economy.
- 61% of the food which is grown in the British Farms in eaten in the UK.
- “The future of farming will go towards smaller machines, which will allow an increased yield, instead of heavy machines that damage the field’s produce, and also generate better accuracy, getting to know the plant unit in the micro level, and therefore make smarter decisions,” Parmjit Chima, Harper Adams University
- 30-40% of UK farmers are using technological tools in their decision making processes.
- Agritech sector in the UK is backed up by world class universities, where Israeli agritech companies & research institutions can tap into. The UK has deep and wide experience and expertise in Agritech, and as a launchpad to the rest of the world, Israeli ideas & innovation can go global via the UK.
