CHAP Survey - Substrate use in Controlled Environment Agriculture
CHAP are conducting a survey in order to better understand substrate (growing media) use across UK horticulture, both as part of our role within the InnovateUK-funded Gelponics project, and in line with our focus on agri-tech solutions for net zero emissions.
The Gelponics consortium, led by AEH Innovative Hydrogel Ltd, are exploring novel and sustainable substrates for the hydroponic production of horticultural crops. As part of this project, we would like to explore substrate use across the UK horticulture sector and particularly the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) subsector.
We would like to ask you a few questions (approximately 5-10 minutes) to gather your thoughts and opinions on horticultural substrates. This will allow us to better serve you in the future by optimising our project R&D and aligning our products with customer demand, fully understanding all barriers to adoption.
Please be assured that all answers provided will be anonymised to ensure confidentiality; we are only collecting email addresses to help us ensure data quality and avoid duplication.
The data from this questionnaire will be summarised and key findings reported back to the sector via CHAP’s dissemination channels, as part of the knowledge exchange element of this project.