The UK government is to invest ￡160 million ($241 million) to develop "cutting edge" technologies in the country's agricultural industries in a bid to become a world leader in agricultural science and technology. Developed in partnership with industry, the Agricultural Technologies Strategy will: invest ￡90 million ($136 million) from government in centres for agricultural innovation with additional investment from industry; create a ￡70 million ($106 million) Agri-Tech Catalyst, co-funded with industry, to help new agricultural technologies bridge the gap between the laboratory and the market; create an industry leadership council to unify the agriculture technology sector; and recruit a new UK trade and investment "agri-tech team" to boost exports and overseas investment in the UK's agricultural technologies.
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