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Yesterday the Farming Minister George Eustice spoke at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit held in London. He addressed the opportunities leaving the EU brings - the opportunity to design a new agricultural policy from first principles, fusing together traditional farming practices and new science,helping farmers overcome age-old barriers like soil erosion, plant pests & diseases.

To support this, 122 agri-tech projects have already benefited from £93 million in government and industry funding as part of our wider £160m agri-tech Strategy to boost farm innovation. We are also exporting home-grown solutions, attracting over £550 million of major investment into the UK economy, creating nearly 1000 new jobs and generating £385 million of overseas trade.

We will continue to back our world leading food and farming industry to stay ahead of the curve on farming innovation, so that they can take full advantage of the golden opportunities ahead to grow, sell and export even more of fantastic British produce.

To support this, 122 agri-tech projects have already benefited from £93 million in government and industry funding as part of Defra’s wider £160m agri-tech strategy to boost farm innovation.Defra are also exporting home-grown solutions, attracting over £550 million of major investment into the UK economy, creating nearly 1000 new jobs and generating £385 million of overseas trade.

Mr Eustice said Defra would continue to back Britain’s world leading food and farming industry to help them stay ahead of the curve on farming innovation, so that they can take full advantage of the golden opportunities ahead to grow, sell and export even more fantastic British produce.

World Agri-tech’s agenda also included discussions about how farmers view new technology that is coming down the pipeline, targeting crops to meet nutritional demands & could indoor agriculture compete with traditional farming.More information can be found at http://worldagritechinnovation.com/