NEW TECH FOODS

Here’s our round-up of the top 10 stories that shaped the new tech foods landscape this year – showing how science, sustainability and creativity are changing the way our food is made.

Arevo has introduced a new crop nutrition system designed to reduce reliance on mineral fertilisers and improve yield consistency.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre and the Carbon Trust have launched the Food Agriculture System Technology Accelerator (FASTA), a programme designed to help UK-based innovators scale technologies that support sustainable farming.

A dairy farm in Zuid-Holland has become the first in the world to produce cultivated meat on-site, through a collaboration between start-up RespectFarms and farmer Corné van Leeuwen.

Tate & Lyle has announced a new regenerative agriculture programme aimed at helping corn growers in France farm more sustainably.

Scottish agri-tech firms Intelligent Dairy Solutions (IDS), a division of Peacock Technology, and Herd Advance have entered a strategic collaboration to accelerate development and commercialisation of next-generation livestock management systems.

Researchers at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory have identified a key gene that could help protect cereal crops from pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a climate-driven problem causing billions in annual losses.

EIT Food has awarded a total of €600,000 in Tech Validation Funding to 18 start-ups across Europe, supporting early-stage AgriFoodTech innovators in validating their technologies and preparing for market entry.