Plans for 500 in South Cambridgeshire 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 £ 500 m ( $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. In order to overcome these issues, world-changing, innovative AgriTech spaces must be established where we can share ideas and learnings and where we can compete on a global scale with other countries,” said Emma Fletcher, Managing Director at SmithsonHill. Arc is planning to open the facility in 2019 , with construction due to start in 2022 , subject to planning permission being granted.
Plans for 500 in South Cambridgeshire 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 £ 500 m ( $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. Arc is planning to open the facility in 2019 , with construction due to start in 2022 , subject to planning permission being granted.