Innovation is critical to UK food security and this year’s South West AgriTech Showcase will focus on how key stakeholders are rising to the challenge.
Returning to Westpoint Arena in Exeter, Devon, on Thursday 20 March 2025, the event will address the need for continued development and commercialisation of new innovations which will help cement UK food security.
“For many years our nation’s food security has not been deemed to be politically important,” says Baroness Minette Batters, who will open the day with a keynote address. “In today’s world of ever more extreme weather, a rise in global conflicts, and the need to produce more food for a growing global population, it’s clear that the UK needs to radically change its approach to national food security.
“Put simply, we need to produce more food on less land with less impact. And while strong advocacy is a must for political influence, food producers must have access to the technology and knowledge that enables them,” she adds.
“Profitable food production and environmental stewardship must be treated as two sides of the same coin.”
The South West AgriTech Showcase will feature the latest innovations, with the agenda promising high-profile speakers, the latest research, and an indoor marketplace dedicated to networking.
The showcase will once again hold its popular 60-second marketplace pitches; showcasing some of the sector’s most innovative solutions to market.
Delegates will also have the opportunity to learn more about the Great South West partnership’s positioning paper ‘Delivering Future Food Security’ and its message to Government.
