Agri-Tech. The commercial benefits of innovating in the UK

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1 Agri-Tech The commercial benefits of innovating in the UK

2 Agri tech Investment 2 The Agricultural technology strategy 1 year on What are we doing now?? Focusing Upon UKTI activity leading to Investment and Trade opportunity Working closely with our colleagues in the Innovation Gateway Working with colleagues across the entire food chain (although our remit stops at the Farm Gate ) Cross sector working Trade colleagues joined us on April 1 st now called ATO previously ATIO INNOVATION FROM THE LAB TO THE END USER - complex stage many steps some finance dependent

3 UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies 3 Establish an UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation To promote foreign trade and inward investment in R&D and Agri-Tech Companies 90 million investment in worldclass Centres for Agricultural Innovation Creating a 70 million Agri-Tech Catalyst Will improve the translation of research into practice Includes 10 million to support the transfer of technology and new products to developing countries Centres will support the wide-scale adoption of innovation, technologies and skills in the food and farming supply chain This includes up to 10 million for a Centre for Agricultural Informatics and Metrics of Sustainability In addition to over 400 million on agrirelated research each year

4 UK Agri-Food Industry 4 UK Agri-food supply chain Agriculture and fishing to final retailing and catering Worth 96 billion (7% of GVA) Employs 3.8 million people UK agriculture Employs 450,000 Contributes 9 billion to economy UK exports 18 billion of food, feed and drink in 2012 One of the top 12 food and drink exporters

5 PLANT SCIENCE The scientific study of plants, including their growth, structure, physiology, reproduction, ecology and pathology, as well as their economic use, fit for purpose, and cultivation by humans Three key areas: Genetics: GM, synbio, crop trials Nutrition: fertilisers, water, soil Health: pests, diseases, weeds 5

6 ANIMAL HEALTH The development of products and services for the detection, identification, characterisation, management, prevention and treatment of animal diseases and animal health (including fish). Key areas: Disease detection & characterisation Disease prevention & treatment (Pharmaceuticals & vaccines) Feed & nutrition Genetics & breeding 6

7 Precision Agriculture 8 Great Technologies Precision Agriculture Positioning Remote sensing Automation and machine control Increased accuracy of application Data handling and transfer Wireless technology Decision support systems 7

8 R and D Example of collaboration Huntapac Ltd Farmers A Findlay and growers Son A Parrish and The Researchers Arable Group Potato Industry Council Body's HDC Hypro EU Agrochemical Ltd Industry Monsanto Robodyme Electronics Companies Micron Sprayers Link Funding Source 70,000 Machinery Garford Companies Machinery Tillet and Hague Technology Companies Novel technology Reduction in costs ~ 95% reduction in herbicide use Gaining new legislation to approve product for new use Increase yield and quality 8

9 THE BIGGER PICTURE 9 Leadership Council Strategic Direction High Profile: Commonwealth Games and Milan Expo 2015 Hosting international delegations The UK Is unique in having a joinedup agricultural strategy which embraces Government departments. Metrics of success being developed Speaking engagements

10 Aquaculture Catalyst Projects 10 Seaweed as a Solution for Sustainable Economic and Environmental Development (S3EED) Lobster grower - develop the technology to fast-track the aquaculture potential for the European lobster

11 Crop Catalyst Projects 11 Commercial implementation and operation of aquaponic urban farms WheatScan: Tractor-mount sensing for precision application of nitrogen and control of milling wheat protein content.

12 Livestock Catalyst Projects 12 Evaluation of MALDI-TOF-MS to differentiate sub-species of the pathogen S uberis to provide an improved approach to mastitis treatment and control Development of novel attenuated PRRS vaccine and disease model.

13 Why invest in UK Agri-Tech? FINANCIAL INCENTIVES 70m Catalyst Fund 90m for Agri-Tech Centres R&D tax credits & Patent Box Gateway to European market WORLD CLASS LOCATIONS Cambridge - #1 University Rothamsted- 170 yrs experience Norwich 4 Research Centres York Biovale Cluster RGF INFRASTRUCTURE 3 of top 5 Global Universities 20% of workforce in Science Over 100 science parks Syngenta & Bayer sites in UK AGRI-TECH EXPERTISE Chemical discovery Plant science & genomics Precision agriculture leaders Animal health expertise 13

14 Contact Details 14 For further information about investing and innovating in UK Agri-Tech contact: For info on the Agri-Tech catalyst: If you would like to get involved in the Innovation is Great campaign please