Flex Farming Limited

"Financial strain in the UK strawberry sector has seen smaller growers exiting the industry. Home production has decreased by 25% since 2019, yet imports supply 34% of demand (DefraStats). To meet unsated demand for UK berries sustainably, new approaches and technologies are needed. Crop losses from excessive fertiliser mean growers need new guidelines. N...

In addition to the challenge of increasing yields and improving quality, the global agricultural production system also faces tremendous pressure to reduce its carbon footprint to mitigate climate change. Even though photosynthesis of crops largely consumes CO2 as the endogenous driving force of agriculture, protected agriculture in various countries and ...

Ensuring food and nutrition security has been a constant struggle throughout human history, but perhaps never more so than now with a rapidly increasing global population (estimated to reach 9.7bn by 2050), the current challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and more locally, the legacy effects of BREXIT. Traditional production...

The food production industry is responsible for approximately 26% of global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, of which 27% result from crop production. To achieve the industry's net-zero emission target for agriculture by 2040, transformation is required in the way farming is taking place. However, global pandemics, natural disasters and human conflicts pu...

The United Kingdom aims to reach its carbon neutral target by 2050, and all sectors have started planning and implementing strategies to achieve this goal. The food production industry is responsible for approximately 26% of global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, of which 27% result from crop production. To achieve the industry's net-zero emission target...