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What is the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance?<\/h2>\n

The Devon Agri-Tech Alliance aims to support Devon\u2019s agricultural sector by making innovation easier and more accessible. It will facilitate a community of research organisations, tech developers, farmers and other agricultural businesses so that those working on the ground can help shape future research and collaborate with tech developers to ensure that research and tech solutions are practical and relevant. It also aims to facilitate collaborations and provide spaces for discussion and knowledge transfer.<\/p>\n

How does the Alliance benefit me?<\/h2>\n

Members will be able to talk to other farmers and agricultural businesses about what works (and what doesn\u2019t!) and members will hear first-hand from research organisations and tech developers about opportunities and new ways of doing things. It could lead to collaborative opportunities to test new ideas, feedback on new technology and help design future research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How can I become an Alliance member?<\/h2>\n

If you would like to become a member of the Alliance and sign up to our monthly newsletter, you can either sign-up to the newsletter here<\/a> or by emailing us at data@devon.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The history of the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance<\/h2>\n

The launch of the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance<\/h3>\n

The Alliance formally launched at the Farm Innovation Event on the 18th of November 2022 , where over 70 attendees – which featured farmers, agri-tech developers, and research organisations from across Devon, were able to hear about the latest developments in Devon\u2019s agri-tech sector and were able to hear first-hand about the various successes of the Devon Agri-Tech Accelerator project, and to learn about the next pioneering development in Devon\u2019s agri-tech sector, the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance.<\/p>\n

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Attendees at the Farm Innovation Event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Alliance is the resulting community created through the Accelerator. The Agri-Tech Alliance is a place where farmers and Agri-Tech businesses can connect and communicate. Agri-Tech companies can share their innovations directly with farmers and landowners. Farmers can also communicate with other farms that have similar land types or users who have had experience using a type of Agri-Tech, to see what effect it has had on a similar farm to theirs.<\/p>\n

Case Studies<\/h2>\n

Some of the recipients of the Agri Tech Accelerator grant, which could be used to support the development of agri-tech installation on Devon farms, agreed to be filmed to share their experience.\u00a0All the case study videos below were filmed by Rowe Films<\/a> and commissioned by the Devon Agri-Tech Alliance.<\/p>\n

Case Study: How Now Dairy<\/a><\/h3>\n