Food security stories
British Business Bank boosts Oxbury Tier 2 funding
4 days ago
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agricultural technology
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smb
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agribusiness
British Business Bank lifts Oxbury's Tier 2 backing to GBP £35 million as the specialist farm lender nears a 10% share of new agricultural loans.
NextGen Nano plans GBP £300 million West Africa pilot
This month
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agricultural technology
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clean technologies
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world bank
NextGen Nano to test transparent solar film in West Africa pilot blending greenhouse crop production, electricity supply and health benefits.
NCC warns of rising cyber risks to connected farming
Last month
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agricultural technology
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ransomware
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cloud security
NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.
Building future-ready nations: How technology is turning risk insight into action
Last month
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digital transformation
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clean technologies
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climate change
New tech-driven insurance schemes are helping vulnerable nations pre-arrange disaster finance, speeding payouts and strengthening resilience.
AI & state-backed cyber spies to drive 2026 threats
Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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ransomware
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drones
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iot security
AI-fuelled hacks and state cyber spies are tipped to dominate 2026, targeting drones, defence firms and vulnerable smaller businesses.
How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security
Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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agricultural technology
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hyperscale
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dc
New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.
Data centres go underground with new sustainability plan
Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Sustainable Integrated Data Farms fuse underground data centres, solar energy, and agrovoltaics to boost efficiency, food security and cut emissions.
Oracle launches AI-powered platform to boost government food security
Fri, 26th Sep 2025
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agricultural technology
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Oracle has launched an AI-powered platform offering governments real-time data and insights to enhance agricultural performance and food security resilience.
Mandalay partners with Hatcher+ to drive agrifood innovation
Thu, 29th Aug 2024
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agricultural technology
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supply chain
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clean technologies
Mandalay Venture Partners and Hatcher+ have joined forces to drive agrifood innovation, starting with Cropify's AI tech to boost grain grading accuracy and efficiency.
Chirp Network & Farmsent join forces for global IoT farming push
Tue, 11th Jun 2024
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uc
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agricultural technology
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blockchain
Chirp Network partners with Farmsent to bring IoT connectivity to over 160,000 farmers, aiming to optimise the global food supply chain and increase small farmers' profits.
Kiwi SMB integrates blockchain to verify supply chain
Tue, 15th May 2018
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blockchain
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supply chain
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nztech
Auckland's Olivia, a pioneering small business, adopts blockchain to boost food traceability and sustainability, exporting over NZD $2 million annually.