Low cost sensors to reduce storage losses
Lead Participant:
CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Abstract
The world population is expected to grow to over 9 billion people by 20401 and food production will
need to increase by more than 50% to cope with the expected demand. Improving yields from existing
agricultural surface is critical to deliver this deficit as land suitable for conversion to agriculture is
dwindling. Crop loss during storage is a significant loss-route in the UK and internationally. By
leveraging on our expertise in Printed electronics, CDT Ltd and the University of Manchester will
collaborate with NIAB to explore the feasibility of using a low-cost printed electronics based sensor
array for the detection of early onset of disease in stored onion crops allowing action to be taken to
prevent loss. This cross-sector team will develop methodologies to assess the technical and market
viability of this application and to identify the end-user requirements for the technology.
need to increase by more than 50% to cope with the expected demand. Improving yields from existing
agricultural surface is critical to deliver this deficit as land suitable for conversion to agriculture is
dwindling. Crop loss during storage is a significant loss-route in the UK and internationally. By
leveraging on our expertise in Printed electronics, CDT Ltd and the University of Manchester will
collaborate with NIAB to explore the feasibility of using a low-cost printed electronics based sensor
array for the detection of early onset of disease in stored onion crops allowing action to be taken to
prevent loss. This cross-sector team will develop methodologies to assess the technical and market
viability of this application and to identify the end-user requirements for the technology.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | £252,275 | £ 113,521 |
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Participant |
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NIAB. | £31,865 | |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | £147,912 | |
INNOVATE UK | ||
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH | £63,405 |
People |
ORCID iD |
David Wilson (Project Manager) |