TAFE, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturing company in terms of volume, is the first business to take up residence in the Agri-EPI Centre Newport Hub on the university campus, and commence a major, collaborative research and development project. Agri-EPI Centre is one of four national Centres for Agricultural Innovation created as part of a £17.7m UK government investment to provide engineering and precision agriculture solutions for the agri-food industry.
The joint research projects and programs will focus on agriculture, engineering and technology development on autonomous farming and energy efficient implements, unmanned aerial systems and sensor technologies along with the Hands Free Hectare project that will be implemented at JFarm India; TAFE’s adaptive agriculture research center.