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Agriculture
Agri-Tech in China Newton Network+
Rothamsted Research, the University of Reading and SRUC, together with the
University of East Anglia and Edinburgh University, have secured £2.5M from
STFC to support UK organizations looking to apply their capabilities on satellite
imaging, remote sensing, smart sensors and modelling to address challenges faced
by the agricultural sector in China.
The Agri-Tech in China Newton Network+ will support:
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Fact-finding and networking missions to China
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Feasibility studies
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Proof of concept work
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R&D projects
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Bi-directional exchange visits
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Knowledge exchange and capacity building workshops
The great majority of China’s farms are smallholder properties with insufficient
productivity to support farmers in rural communities on their own. A number of
forces including soil degradation, pollution of soils and chemical residues in crop
plants, unsustainable water use and polluted water, and inefficient use of inputs
threaten agriculture on these properties. The Agri-Tech in China Network+ has
been set up to coordinate the networking, capacity building and innovation activi-
ties to support farming in China.
See the
Pre-Launch eventfor more information