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Smart water mapping and improving the market
place for edible surplus
GROW agri-tech business plan winners tackle real-world problems.
ifting sub-Saharan
farmers out of
poverty by
creating a market
for their surplus
and a water sensor
that can create moisture maps
from the air, were the two winning
business plans at GROW - the
UK’s agri-tech business plan
competition. GROW was
developed by Agri-Tech East to
stimulate and support
entrepreneurship in agriculture
and horticulture.
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“There was a strong line-up of
finalists who presented very
innovative business concepts,
we will look forward to
following their progress”
Dr Belinda Clarke, Director of
Agri-Tech East, said that the
entries this year were looking at
global challenges: “Smart water
use, enhancing data available for
decision support and improving
profitability by finding markets for
www.farmingmonthly.co.uk
edible waste were strong themes
among the entries this year.
“Many were looking for partners
and investors for pilot studies and
this is where the agri-tech cluster
in the east of England is
particularly strong. Our
membership inclu