UK Agri-Tech Centre

Boosting UK Agri-Tech businesses to go further, faster.

Driving agri-tech innovation and adoption through world-class facilities, expert knowledge and business support, we’re tackling the agri-industry’s most critical challenges.

The UK Agri-tech Centre helps high potential agri-tech businesses commercialise, scale and expand in the UK and globally supported by strategic connections across the agri-food chain.

What we offer

Group

Consortia

& Networking

Get connected to engineering excellence and strategic business thinkers, food and farming experts, opening doors to collaborative and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Academia

Support

& Strategy

Take advantage of life cycle project support, from scoping and feasibility assessments to funding, testing and commercialisation, we’ll be with you every step of the way.

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Innovation

& Technology

Access world-class research and SME innovation with pioneering agri-tech and precision engineering for increased productivity, profitability and sustainable growth.

From proven innovation to adoption

Through our test, trial and demonstrate pathway, we help SMEs generate robust evidence, prove performance in real-world conditions and get market-ready. These videos show how our facilities and specialist expertise support the journey from validation to scalable commercial use.

This overview video introduces how the UK Agri‑Tech Centre supports that journey — helping organisations move from early‑stage prototypes to proven, scalable solutions ready for market.

The Digital Phenotyping Laboratory at Rothamsted Research is an early step in the UK Agri‑Tech Centre’s commercialisation pathway for agri-tech prototypes. It provides a controlled setting to measure how plants respond to new technologies before moving into larger trials.

The Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture (IHCEA), located at the James Hutton Institute, plays a crucial role in the UK Agri‑Tech Centre’s commercialisation pathway.

News & Insights
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Agri-tech in action: A February round up

From industry insights to supporting businesses to develop cutting-edge innovation across AI, robotics and automation and CEA, to thought-provoking conversations at events, we share our...

News & Insights
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How agri-tech becomes supply-chain ready

What every agri-tech business needs to know to work with the agri-food supply chain Scaling an agri-tech business requires more than innovative technology. It demands...

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Low energy kelp shows promising results for crop yields

A groundbreaking project exploring low‑energy methods for processing cultivated kelp into a liquid biostimulant and animal feed supplement has exceeded early field‑test expectations and taken...

News

& insights

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