Plans for a one million sq ft site in Cambridge that will combine agriculture and technology to find solutions to global food insecurity have been submitted for approval by SmithsonHill. The project is being developed as part of the Smithsonian Innovation Center’s “Food Deserts” initiative, which aims to create innovative projects with potential impact on national security. The facility would act as an incubator for companies aiming to combine farming with science to develop agricultural technology. SmithsonHill is planning to open the facility in 2022, with construction due to start in 2019, subject to planning permission being granted.
Plans for a one million sq ft site in Cambridge that will combine agriculture and technology to find solutions to global food insecurity have been submitted for approval by SmithsonHill. The Arc facility is expected to cost £500m ($670m) and is the result of a partnership between Russell Smith Farms and Hill Commercial Investment. The facility would act as an incubator for companies aiming to combine farming with science to develop agricultural technology. SmithsonHill is planning to open the facility in 2022, with construction due to start in 2019, subject to planning permission being granted.