Muddy Machines has developed an autonomous robot that enables growers to grow more, produce locally and ensure that the food we eat is fresher and more sustainable. This new category of field robots helps growers manage their labour-intensive crops by solving the problem of labour shortages.

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The Agreed Earth platform provides education and advice to farmers on reducing the amount of nitrogen-based fertiliser used. Not only does this reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it also reduces production costs, freeing up valuable resources to keep food prices down and investing for the future.

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BigSis helps growers stop their chemical insecticide spraying through novel ‘sterile insect technique’ (SIT) technology. Their first target is the common fruit fly. BigSis has reinvented ‘SIT’ by automating the individualized production of sterile male insects. This requires integrating biology, engineering, and artificial intelligence capabilities to deliver a highly automated production process.

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Green Bioactives is a plant cell biomanufacturing platform. Plants are nature's chemists, capable of producing a vast array of natural biomolecules that are core ingredients in many cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food and agricultural products. Green Bioactives technology enables these plant molecules to be produced at scale.

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SugaROx is a spin-out from Oxford University and Rothamsted Research and it's one of the most exciting bio-stimulants coming on to the market and can increase wheat yield by up to 22%.SugaROx's patented technology is based on the natural plant molecule T6P (common to most if not all plants) which directs the plant’s energy towards increased yield.

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Climate Edge is a communications and data platform that enables businesses to provide smallholder farm-ers in developing countries with a wide range of tools and support not currently available.

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