Organsiers have said that the South West AgriTech Showcase will return with a “packed agenda” and at a new venue in March next year.
The event will take place on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Westpoint Arena, Exeter.
The event will focus on innovation and technology within agriculture, its commercialisation and adoption and how this can improve farming businesses and profitability.
The themes of the day are set to include:
- Financial drivers for farmers;
- Assisting an easier and more resilient transition to profitability;
- Sustainable food production systems;
- The use of technology and innovation to improve productivity.
Chair of South West AgriTech, Joanna Rufus, said:
“We will look at livestock, arable and dairy farming with a specialist in each session, alongside a farmer who has used technology to enable greater productivity, sustainability, and profitability.”
“This fits with our definition of agri-tech – any technology on the farm, or that crosses the threshold of the farm, for use in agriculture, horticulture, or aquaculture which increases productivity and sustainability.”
South West AgriTech
The event aims to feature the latest innovations, with the agenda promising high-profile speakers, the latest research, and an indoor marketplace dedicated to networking.
Director of the Rural Business School at Duchy College, Dr Robin Jackson said:
“Technology and innovation will enable land managers to become more efficient, productive, and thereby profitable; resilient and sustainable, and better able to protect and enhance the environment.”
The new location of Westpoint Arena aims to allow for further networking within an expanded marketplace, organisers said.
“We were extremely pleased with the number of attendees at our very first showcase,” Rufus said.
“The feedback we received from both the programme and marketplace has been very rewarding, so we are really looking forward to building on this for next year.”
