Update on UK Agri-Tech Centres Statement on coronavirus measures

The collective priority of the four UK Agri-Tech Centres – Agrimetrics, Agri-EPI
Centre, CHAP and CIEL – is to help keep our staff, colleagues, partners and the wider community safe.

In line with Government guidance, and like many UK organisations, we have
adopted a policy of home working for all staff.

We are cancelling all internal and external face-to-face meetings and events until further notice but will, wherever possible, seek to continue our work virtually.

In the spirit of our ‘Four Centres One Vision’ outlook, we are committed to taking a proactive and innovative approach to ensuring that, as we prioritise safety, our operations continue efficiently and effectively.

We thank all our colleagues, customers and partners as we work together during this difficult period.

“While we are taking every precaution to ensure our staff and customers remain safe, it’s important to highlight that Agrimetrics’s Data Marketplace and technologies are cloud-based. Our team are well equipped and used to working remotely. As far as possible, we don’t foresee any service disruption or development delays; it’s businesses as usual during this difficult time.”

Dr David Flanders

CEO, Agrimetrics

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About Agrimetrics

Agrimetrics is the food and farming sector’s Data Marketplace. We enable organisations to safely share and monetise their data, whilst making it easier for data-consumers to access the information they need. Our goal is to help create a more productive and sustainable food system by enabling next-generation solutions as quickly and affordably as possible.

We are one of four centres for agricultural innovation founded with an initial investment from Innovate UK. Our founding partners are NIAB, SRUC, Rothamsted Research and The University of Reading. We have strategic partnerships with Airbus and Microsoft and are a participant in Microsoft’s prestigious AI for Earth programme.

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About the four centres
The Agri-Tech Centres are a unique collaboration between Government, academia and industry created to drive greater efficiency, resilience and wealth across the agrifood sector. A £90m investment from the UK’s strategic innovation agency (Innovate UK) is enabling the Centres to harness leading UK research and expertise as well as build new infrastructures and innovation. They include CHAP (Crop Health and Protection), CIEL (Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock), Agri-EPI (Engineering and Precision Technologies), and Agrimetrics.

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