Tim Mordan and Rui Andrês - Government-funded innovation
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In the seventh episode of the Future Farming podcast, Tim Mordan, Defra’s Head of Farming Innovation, Productivity and Science talks to Rui Andrês, CEO of Fieldwork Robotics, about their innovative raspberry robot picker. Listen to find out how the project was developed, initially at Plymouth University, and then with the help of government innovation funding to bring it to market. Find out more about government innovation funding for farming: How we're encouraging innovation in farming UKRI: find out about farming innovation funding
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