A new £38 million National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) is to be established in the UK, part funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Innovate UK and research partners. The...
Defra has announced funding for fifty projects resulting from four competitions in its Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) run by Innovate UK as part of its Transforming Food Production initiative. The successful projects were chosen on their ability to meet net zero,...
A consortium of academics, NGOs and businesses, with Environment Agency (EA) funding, has drawn up recommendations for minimum requirements for soil carbon schemes. The UK Farm Soil Carbon Code addresses technical, legal and...
A Norwegian technology company is to trial its slurry emissions reduction technology on pig slurry to improve both air quality and the value of the product as a fertiliser and soil conditioner. The company, N2 Applied, is already...
A Yorkshire agri-food consultancy, Future Food Solutions, has started what it claims is the UK’s first certified soil carbon credits scheme designed specifically for farmers. The Sustainable Futures Carbon Bank project uses BCarbon, a US not-for-profit organisation...
The AIC held its annual Agribusiness conference last week – the first in a virtual format – with speakers addressing the theme of Creating resilient and sustainable food supply chains. Keynote speaker Victoria Prentis MP, Parliamentary undersecretary at Defra opened...