Zayndu Ltd

Cold plasma has great potential to revolutionise agriculture, boosting crop yields while reducing the need for chemicals. Zayndu is an early leader in the field, with unique, patented technology that reduces pathogen load (without artificial chemicals) and on 100 varieties across 40+ species trialled, increases crop yield by around 20%. The initial target...

The SIGNAL project takes Zayndu's unique seed disinfection system and, with input from the UK and EU's major seed producers, scales it to full production capacities - with machines capable of processing up to 120 litres of seeds in a single batch. The Zayndu process is unique in that it disinfects seeds using only ambient air and electricity; yet it effec...

Conventional and organic agriculture are highly dependent on various agro-chemicals to ensure that field grown crops are free from disease and satisfy production volume needs. Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has moved growing crops for consumption away from fields and the disease pressures that come from the open air and soils. This has massively...

"Global food demand is set to grow by 43% in the next 30 years (UN Food & Agricultural Organisation); and yet agricultural land per head of population is falling, with a 20% drop from 2004 to 2014 (World Bank). This squeeze on food production is driving intense focus on agricultural efficiency; this project develops a low-cost technology which can be part...