Cornwall is an ideal gateway for agritech businesses looking to operate in the UK.
Its well-connected community, unique climate conditions and well-established supply chains make it an attractive location for all areas of agritech – from Agri-engineering to precision agriculture.
With globally-recognised institutions at every corner, Cornwall has no shortage of Agritech skills:
Cornwall’s agritech community extends far beyond agriculture. The sector’s strong links with food and beverage, creative tech and aerospace create opportunities you can’t find anywhere else.
Business support hubs, sector-specific enterprise zones and dedicated funds make Cornwall an ideal place to grow your agritech business.
The groundbreaking Papa Pump, brainchild of Bude-based Phil Selwyn, is saving money and providing clean water to remote areas.
By removing stages of the supply system between farm and consumer, Trink Dairy is taking a new approach to milk production.
Precision Grazing’s cell-based grazing system is helping to adapt farming methods to become more efficient and more sustainable.
CleanGrow’s data-led approach is enabling farmers and consultants to make better informed decisions about soil and fertiliser management.
Truro is a long way from home for New Zealand tech start-up SimSage, but company founders Sean Wilson and Peter de Vocht say it’s the perfect place for the early-stage company. According to Wilson and de Vocht, Cornwall offers a unique opportunity for the New Zealand AI/Search company to grow into the UK market. “Cornwall […]
The number of high growth businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is growing at a faster rate than any other part of the UK, according to a major new report. The Annual ScaleUp Review, published by the ScaleUp Institute, shows that growth in the average number of scaleup businesses in Cornwall and Scilly per 100,000 […]
Farmers have historically been early adopters of technology whether it is the move from horses to tractors or the adoption of GPS and other precision farming techniques. The constant drive to improve farm efficiency and profitability is an ever increasing challenge as well as an opportunity. However, with a few notable exceptions, Cornwall and the […]
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Words by Wendy Mitchell Cornwall is a place traditionally known for holidays and history, for pasties and Poldark. But there is more to modern Cornwall, as the screen sector is booming in the digital era, thanks to passionate local talent and new networks and infrastructure being developed by local organisations like Screen Cornwall and Falmouth […]
Collison is taking place on the 20-23 June 2022, in Toronto, Canada. Cornwall Trade and Investment is attending and we’d love you to join us. Cornwall-based businesses working in the tech or creative sector could benefit from: Networking on an international stage – over 33,000 attendees Learning and development from the leaders in tech – […]
Cornwall’s green and blue landscape, strong sense of community and commitment to achieving net zero ahead of the rest of the UK make it attractive to purpose-driven businesses focused on the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. Many of the region’s businesses addressing their environmental and social impact have done so via B […]
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