Defra

Defra and UKRI set aside £30m for agritech projects to achieve net zero and boost food production

Artificial intelligence (AI) and drones could be coming to UK farms as the government has pledged up to £30m in…

Defra could bring crypto mining to UK landfill sites

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract to a consultancy to explore the business…

Farms are short of workers, but automation won’t come to the rescue until 2030

UK farmers hoping that automated systems will fill the gap left by a chronic shortage of seasonal workers for picking…

Defra to Buy £2 Million of Satellite Imagery for Farming Subsidies

Brexit or no, direct payments to farmers like those made under the Common Agricultural Policy look set to continue for…

Defra IT Systems Won’t Be Ready for No-Deal Brexit: NAO

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has not defined its future service requirements and the department will…

DXC Technology looks set for major Defra end user environment win

DXC Technology appears set to land a major end user environment (EUE) services deal at the Department for Environment, Food…

Defra Hands DXC £81 Million Contract

DXC has won a £81 million IT services contract from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Computer Business…

Nobody Ever Got Fired for Hiring…

As part of its efforts to overhaul its massive £1.4 billion IT contract with IBM, the Department for Environment, Food…

Atos lands six-year, £135m Defra UnITy hosting and application support deal

It appears that Atos has won a major UnITy programme contract for hosting and application support services at the Department…

EXCLUSIVE: Atos Clinches £135M Defra IT Contract

French IT services multinational Atos has won a £135 million contract to overhaul and operate the Department for Environment, Food…