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
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 3
Opens: 24/07/2025 Closes: 03/09/2025
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 2
Opens: 26/06/2025 Closes: 20/08/2025
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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Agri-tech and food technology, Mid and North Wales - CRD
Opens: 30/06/2025 Closes: 20/08/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.7m to grow innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales.
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Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia
Opens: 16/06/2025 Closes: 27/07/2025
Innovate UK seeks up to 15 ambitious UK small businesses (with under 250 employees) who want to explore Agri-Tech opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
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Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events in 2025 & 2026
Applications for support usually close about 1 month before event date: early application is advised.
Innovate UK is offering Travel Support of up to £750 for companies to attend Horizon Europe consortia-building events in Europe. This valuable resource enables innovators to form new collaborative partnerships to help businesses grow.
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Horizon Europe 2025 work programme Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Opens: 03/05/2025 Closes: 24/09/2025
Topics available under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6 programme for 2025/26, with up to €130m available for the largest single projects
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Related Events and Recordings
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BridgeAI Collaboration Nation Event – Agriculture and Food Processing
09.15 - 15.00 | London
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