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University of Brighton Joins Growing Sussex to Boost Innovation

The Growing Sussex project is delighted to welcome the University of Brighton as project partners. Their involvement brings valuable research expertise and a strong commitment to supporting innovation across the region’s agriculture and viticulture sectors.

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The University of Brighton will play a key role in driving growth and knowledge sharing of how digital tools and transformation can benefit the sector as well as helping producers and businesses across Sussex become more sustainable and competitive. You can read more about their role within their press release.”


GROWING SUSSEX

Led by West Sussex County Council and funded by DSIT, Growing Sussex is an exciting project to advance digital technology and data-driven decision making in food, wine and plant production. 

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