Walid Battal
Agritech Hub mobilizes significant material and technological resources to observe the earth, map and manage soils, predict responses to natural disasters, and carry out other space missions in the service of agriculture. In 2024, the UK Space Agency launched a space program dedicated to sustainable agriculture. It invested £1.5 million to develop controlled environment agricultural systems for use in space. This initiative is carried out through its company, Vertical Future, which is dedicated to empowering sustainable agriculture.
To promote agro-technological innovations, strategic partnerships are being formed between UK space agencies and AgTech companies in the USA. Details:
These partnerships aim to stimulate sustainable economic growth and strengthen climate resilience. Indeed, this global collaboration is crucial as it enables the sharing of best practices, fosters social inclusion, implements projects for economies of scale, and, of course, promotes sustainable agriculture at local and regional levels. These partnerships are realized through technology transfer, training, awareness-raising, and capacity-building for local farmers. They are also developed through investment in research and development and the mobilization of funding.
Agritech Hub mobilizes significant material and technological resources to observe the earth, map and manage soils, predict responses to natural disasters, and carry out other space missions in the service of agriculture. In 2024, the UK Space Agency launched a space program dedicated to sustainable agriculture. It invested £1.5 million to develop controlled environment agricultural systems for use in space. This initiative is carried out through its company, Vertical Future, which is dedicated to empowering sustainable agriculture.