Growing together: Agri-Food in the East of England

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The East of England grows almost a third of the UK’s crops, including nearly half of our home-grown vegetables. The region is also a major centre of food processing, including over half of the UK’s fish processing. Supporting over 150,000 jobs, the food chain in the East of England is also underpinned by the most significant food logistics sector in the UK. Central to our success is the East of England’s passion for innovation, and outstanding research base – at the forefront of crop and plant research globally, we are also forging ahead with new developments in robotics and agri-tech.

Join us on 8th November 2-3pm as we put the spotlight on the pre-eminence of the East of England in the UK’s food chain and share insights on some of the regional collaborative projects which are helping develop the next generation of technologies. We will also be seeking your input to help identify the areas in which future agritech investment should focus.

Agenda

Martin Collison, Greater Lincolnshire LEP will provide an overview of the agri-food sector in the East of England, our strengths and opportunities.

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The Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative – overview by Martin Lutman, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. We will also hear from successful grant recipients Sam Steggles from Fielding Farm Cottage and Joe Halstead from AgriGrub Ltd

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CERES is a collaborative agri-tech partnership between five leading UK universities and three renowned agricultural research institutes, which brings high quality agri-tech research to market by Dr Louise Sutherland, Ceres Agri-Tech Project Development Director.

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Professor Simon Pearson from the University of Lincoln will share examples of the industry linked projects supported by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Agri-Food Robotics

James Allen, Innovation and Sectors Manager at New Anglia LEP will round up with our request for your involvement in future regional working, and there will be time for a few questions.

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