Developing Low-N Growing Strategies for Out-of-Season Strawberry Production in TCEA
[Northampton, 3rd April 2025] The UK strawberry industry is facing significant financial strain, with growers exiting the sector and domestic […]
Funding Farming Innovation: Everything You Need to Know
The Farming Innovation Programme, a collaboration between Defra and Innovate UK, provides funding for farmers, growers, and foresters in England to develop and implement cutting-edge solutions. Competitions are open to projects that enhance productivity, sustainability, and resilience while addressing environmental challenges.
14 February 2024
Farming Forward: Round 4 EOI of the Farming Innovation Programme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in collaboration with UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Challenge and delivered by Innovate UK, is offering up to £850,000 in grant funding. This funding …
17 January 2024
Shaping Tomorrow: Seize the Opportunity of Innovate UK Smart Grants
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is allocating up to £25 million in Smart Grants to UK SMEs and their partners. This fund aims to accelerate disruptive innovations with high commercialisation potential an…
10 January 2024
Shaping Tomorrow: Seize the Opportunity of Innovate UK Smart Grants
Innovate UK is offering up to £25 million in innovation loans targeted towards micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These loans are specifically for advanced stage research and development (R&D) projects…
6 March 2024
Accelerating Growth: The Role of Innovate UK Innovation Loans
Innovate UK is extending a generous offer of up to £25 million in loans tailored for micro, small, and medium-sized
13 March 2024
Exploring Farming Innovation Programme Round 3: What’s New?
Exciting News: Defra Investing £7.8 Million in Farming Innovation Projects! Get ready to revolutionize farming practices with Defra’s Farming Innovation
24 April 2024
New Year, New Grants: Innovate UK Smart Grants January 2024 Update
Introduction: The Innovate UK Smart Grants January 2024 presents a valuable opportunity for SMEs and their partners to spearhead pioneering
19 March 2024
Securing Sustainability: Strengthening the Resilience of the UK Food System
Key areas of focus for this initiative include: The UKRI’s call for proposals invites researchers, innovators, businesses, and policymakers to
24 July 2024
SMART GRANT – April 2024 – Closing 24th July
Smart Grants is Innovate UK’s open grant funding programme. Support is provided for the top game-changing and commercially viable creative
19 June 2024
Eastern England’s Agri-tech and Food Technologies
£4.5 million are available in business-led innovation in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Eastern England are open to
26 June 2024
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 2
KTPs are one of our favourite types of funding, as provides massive opportunity for private companies, but also the individuals