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£74m pumped into new virtual agri-tech hub
12 March 2021 |
The investment aims to transform the scale and impact of agricultural technology
The government has helped invest £74m into a new virtual agri-tech hub to improve the efficiency and output of agricultural technology.
The Easter Bush AgriTech Hub will be centred at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies’ Easter Bush Campus – Europe’s largest concentration of animal science research expertise.
The virtual centre will foster collaboration between researchers and companies to advance food production, work with new tech and move toward net zero goals.
Experts will use data to develop genetics and health innovations for agricultural science and business, and to build initiatives and novel systems of production, such as robotics.
A new agri-tech hub is to be created (University of Edinburgh/PA)
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World-leading research and technology will be brought together to improve agriculture at a new agri-tech hub after a £74 million investment was announced.
The Easter Bush Agritech Hub will be supported by £27 million from the UK Government, £1.3 million from the Scottish Government, and £31.3 million from the University of Edinburgh, as partners of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.