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Registered office: Agri-EPI Centre Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation Hub, Poultry Lane, Edgmond Newport, England, TF10 8JZ
Company Reg. Number: 09922991
VAT Number: 240019456 (UK)
Case studies and results
GroWise & GRID
The positive impact of minimising risk and increasing security and funding for smallholders
Piloted in Africa, funded by the European Space Agency and launched, over 140,000 hectares, through access to information about predicted crop yield, incoming weather patterns and land conditions, this project sought to offer both grower and funders an increased ability to manage risk. The project had two aims:
- Increase access to key funding for smallholders
- Give banks and credit providers the confidence to lend money against land
The project successfully partnered with Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, that is now confidently using the precision agriculture technology, satellite imagery and aggregate access to the GRID platform to lend financial support to smallholder farmers. The project’s further impact also created up to 1000 jobs shared between the UK and Africa. Read more about GroWise & GRID.
Projects
Updates from the forefront of UK agriculture
Hands Free Farm: the world’s first automated farm
Without a driver in the seat or on the ground, Agri-EPI joined Precision Decision, Harper Adams University and FarmScan AG to create the world’s first fully automated farm.
Ranged over 35 acres, the Hands Free Farm involves a fleet of small autonomous vehicles operated from the farm office. Once a commercial reality, along with greater accuracy of land coverage and improved yields, reduced field time will significantly improve mental health by providing a healthier work-life balance for farmers. Introducing a whole new technological approach and providing a more attractive career choice for a new generation of farmers. Learn more about Hands Free Farm.
