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Tyndall National Institute and Teagasc have announced the signing of an MOU, forming a partnership to create smart agriculture technologies, which will increase Irish competitiveness in the agri-food sector.
Through the partnership the two organisations will work together to secure maximum EU Horizon 2020 funding and create up to 10 new graduate research positions.
The partnership will deliver economic impact by developing new ICT and production approaches that can be mapped onto the diverse requirements of agriculture to:
- increase the efficiency and sustainability of the Irish agri-food sector through the application of advanced sensor and communication technologies
- become a world leader in research and development, and the commercialisation of state-of-the-art precision agri-food technologies
Friday October 3, 2014/ Teagasc/ Ireland.
http://www.teagasc.ie
