AgriFood
Innovate UK Business Connect helps organisations interested in AgriFood innovation access the expert information, funding and connections needed to drive change. Our experts work with businesses of all sizes; locally, nationally and globally.
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Our team includes experts in livestock, aquaculture, food, and crops. We work with organisations 1-1 and through our events and activities.
Make connections to fast track your ideas
We can help you meet the right people to collaborate with to explore ideas or find new solutions.
If you need to connect with another organisation to help you achieve your goals we can help you to find partners best suited to your needs.
Maximise your chances for success when applying for funding
We share information on funding opportunities. We are often first to find out about new funding for AgriFood innovation from organisations including Innovate UK.
We host events that both provide in-depth information about funding and enable innovators to meet collaborators.
If you are looking to apply for funding to explore a new idea or find new solutions to a challenge we can help guide you towards the most appropriate funding. We can also offer guidance on how to write a successful application.
Access information to help you meet your goals
We run a range of events and activities to bring together the AgriFood sector. We can help you to explore new topic areas or challenges.
If you are looking to learn more about a topic area, we can share our knowledge and insights on events or activities you might be interested in.
Get in touch
Book a 1-1 meeting with the AgriFood team.
Learn about how we’ve helped the AgriFood community
- Start-up Adamo Foods route to developing alternative meat projects
- Dunbia’s journey towards low carbon beef
- SPG Innovation’s production of plant-based protein
- ARRevolution’s rapid progress in building robots to support crop systems
- BioMara’s sustainable biorefinery to manufacture products from seaweed processing
- Funki drink’s mission to increase fibre consumption
Our current focus in this area
Related Opportunities
Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership 2025
Opens: 02/06/2025 Closes: 02/07/2025
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £5m to develop innovative farming solutions. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.
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Farming Futures R&D Fund: low emissions farming
Opens: 05/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for industrial research projects from the Farming Futures R&D Fund.
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Farming Futures R&D Fund: Precision Breeding
Opens: 05/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for precision breeding of arable and horticultural crops.
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ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 1
Opens: 28/04/2025 Closes: 11/06/2025
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.
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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 1
Opens: 28/04/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Global Incubator Programme: Agri-Tech – Land x Launch Australia
Opens: 23/05/2025 Closes: 30/06/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with Farmers2Founders (F2F) and AgriFood Futures, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand and exploit collaborative innovation and growth opportunities in the Australian market.
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Related Events and Recordings
Thu
19
Jun
2025
Global Incubator Programme: Agri-Tech – Land x Launch Australia briefing event
08.00 - 09.00 | Online
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Thu
8
May
2025
Farming Futures R&D - Low Emissions Farming Consortium Building and Q&A
10.00 - 12.00 | Online
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Wed
30
Apr
2025
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22/08/2024
Accelerator drives AgriFood innovators forward
The Innovate UK AgriFood Accelerator provided training and mentorship to increase the diversity of Innovate UK grant funding applications within the AgriFood sector and support participants in developing their businesses.
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27/03/2025
New Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership Scoping Project reports published
Innovate UK Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership: UK-Brazil-Africa is bringing innovative people and organisations together through a range of initiatives.
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