Agritech Week - 24 October

Agri-Tech Week is an annual event organised by Agri-TechE. The aim of Agri-Tech Week is to showcase innovate technology that is being developed and used in agriculture. The series of events create opportunity to meet those adopting cutting-edge technology and increase multi-disciplinary collaboration.

This event is being co-hosted by Niab and the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping. The event will showcase novel ways the agricultural sector is working with major industries to reduce carbon emissions and work towards Net Zero. The sectors that will be highlighted during the event are food, textiles, transport, construction and energy.

To demonstrate the role agriculture plays we will have speakers from agri-tech businesses who are using crops to decarbonise industries. We will also discuss the crops that can be grown to support innovative ways to reduce pre- and post-farm gate emissions for a wide variety crops including hemp, flax and miscanthus.

Aims for the day

• To explore the role alternative crops can play in a range of industries including agriculture in meeting Net zero targets.
• To discuss challenges to implementing these crops at a wide scale and their associated infrastructure.
• To explore the role that regenerative agriculture systems can play in meeting Net Zero targets
• To review the implications for all cropping systems (not just combinable crops) and consider whether changes in the underlying principles might be needed

Agenda

• 9.00 - 9:30 – Coffee and registration
• 9.30 – 9.45 Welcome and housekeeping
• 9.45 – 10.00 CHCx3 project update
• 10.00 – 12.30 seminars that will cover how different cropping options can provide benefits to different industries
• 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
• 13.30 – 14.30 Workshop
• 14.30 End of event