February 24, 2021 1:00 pm
A new £12 million research and innovation fund has been launched across the UK aiming to boost investment in the agricultural sector.
The new ‘Farming Innovation Pathways’ competition will be backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
It’s part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Transforming Food Production programme.
The fund will support collaborative projects that focus on:
Developing innovative farm-focused technologies, systems or approaches to help improve food productivity;
Increasing resilience and sustainability in line with net-zero ambitions;
Bringing together farmers, growers and businesses, enabling them to develop novel technological solutions.