FASTA: Accelerator for agri-tech solutions enabling Net Zero agriculture – Duplicate

FASTA helps innovators scale proven agri‑tech solutions to enable a more sustainable, productive and resilient UK agriculture sector.

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What is FASTA?

FASTA is an industry-led commercialisation programme designed to help agri-tech businesses scale innovative solutions for the food and agriculture sector. FASTA is a support programme designed to help agri‑tech businesses grow and get their products ready for market.

Backed by the UK Agri‑Tech Centre and delivered in partnership with the Carbon Trust, it gives you practical guidance, opportunities to test your idea, and access to people who can help you move forward.

Through mentoring, technical support, specialist facilities and introductions to industry and potential customers, FASTA helps you strengthen your product, build confidence and take the next steps toward commercial success.

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How can FASTA help your business?

Facilties to prove your technology

Tailored guidance from the Carbon Trust and access to UK Agri Tech Centre facilities to validate, test and refine your solution. .

Access to industry and future customers

Engage with producers, supply chains, regulators and sector experts to open doors, gain insight and accelerate adoption. .

Investor readiness and commercial growth

Masterclasses, pitch coaching and a Demo Day designed to help you secure investment and scale your business. .

A network of innovators and leaders

Connect with a cohort of peers and industry specialists who are collaborating to transform UK agriculture. .

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Who is FASTA for?

If you’re a business with ambitions to grow, FASTA is here to support you.

We’re excited to support innovators working in areas such as…

  • Advanced sensors
  • Robotics and automation
  • AI and data‑driven systems
  • Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
  • Engineering biology

You may be looking for:

  • Support to take your product from testing into real‑world adoption,
    and want support proving its value on farms or in supply chains.
  • Expert guidance to strengthen your solution, especially around accuracy, interoperability or data quality.
  • Opportunities to connect with producers, supply‑chain partners or potential customers, and need help opening the right commercial doors.
  • Support to scale including pitch support, investor readiness or help shaping your commercial strategy.


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Meet our most recent cohort

Take a look at our current cohort, as our innovators tell us about their business and why they joined FASTA. Discover our innovator cohort stories (

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Ready to scale your innovation?

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If you have a solution that doesn’t fit and would still like to access support, please contact us at [email protected].