注入科技“释放农业潜力”

　　UK - Technological innovation is the key to unlocking the potential of farming by improving productivity and tackling problems such as pests and disease, Farming Minister George Eustice said today (11 November, 2015) when he addressed the annual Northern Farming Conference.Speaking at the event in Hexham, the minister said how food and farming is central to the northern economy, employing over 70,000 people.He added that to help the food and farming industry grow further, and produce even more, the government is investing some of its £160 million Agri-Tech Strategy funding into a range of exciting futuristic food and farming ‘Catalyst’ projects across Northern England.

　　农业部长乔治•尤斯蒂思(George Eustice)今天(2015年11月11日)在一年一度的北方农业年会上致辞，“科技创新能够提高农业生产效率和解决病虫害问题，同时也是释放农业潜力的关键”。在谈到赫克瑟姆(Hexham)的项目，农业部长提到农业和食品如何成为北方经济的核心，在赫克瑟姆(Hexham)项目中雇佣人数超过70000。他补充道“进一步帮助食品和农业产业成长，就会得到越多的农产品。政府将在英格兰北部投资1.6亿英镑用于科技带动农业战略，这些资金会注入到激动人心的未来食品和农业“催化剂”项目”。