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British Business Bank boosts Oxbury Tier 2 funding

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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.
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NextGen Nano plans GBP £300 million West Africa pilot

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NextGen Nano to test transparent solar film in West Africa pilot blending greenhouse crop production, electricity supply and health benefits.
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NCC warns of rising cyber risks to connected farming

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NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.
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Building future-ready nations: How technology is turning risk insight into action

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New tech-driven insurance schemes are helping vulnerable nations pre-arrange disaster finance, speeding payouts and strengthening resilience.
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AI & state-backed cyber spies to drive 2026 threats

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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AI-fuelled hacks and state cyber spies are tipped to dominate 2026, targeting drones, defence firms and vulnerable smaller businesses.
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How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.
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Data centres go underground with new sustainability plan

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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Sustainable Integrated Data Farms fuse underground data centres, solar energy, and agrovoltaics to boost efficiency, food security and cut emissions.
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Oracle launches AI-powered platform to boost government food security

Fri, 26th Sep 2025
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Oracle has launched an AI-powered platform offering governments real-time data and insights to enhance agricultural performance and food security resilience.
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Mandalay partners with Hatcher+ to drive agrifood innovation

Thu, 29th Aug 2024
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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.
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Chirp Network & Farmsent join forces for global IoT farming push

Tue, 11th Jun 2024
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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.
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Kiwi SMB integrates blockchain to verify supply chain

Tue, 15th May 2018
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Auckland's Olivia, a pioneering small business, adopts blockchain to boost food traceability and sustainability, exporting over NZD $2 million annually.