Fantastic opportunity: Trade in Space boss Sampson says space tech will help Malawaian farmers have sustainable future EDINBURGH University will harness space technology to help farmers in Africa grow more crops thanks to a £200,000 funding package from the UK Government. Through the UK Space Agency, five projects will receive a cash boost specifically designed to combine business expertise with university research to help build space solutions to global problems. One of the projects, run by the University of Edinburgh, will help Malawian farmers by developing land-use maps, which will show how their land is currently being used and assist them in planning for large-scale agriculture.