What can we do for you?

We help agri-tech businesses

prove technology build their business scale impact

We help businesses prove, build and scale technology, while helping farmers, growers, food producers and retailers find solutions that improve productivity, profitability and resilience.

Find the right support for your next step

What’s your challenge right now?

Access facilities, farms and validation expertise. 

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Connect with specialists who can help you test ideas, solve challenges and identify opportunities.

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Access programmes, expertise and practical support to help move your innovation closer to market. 

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Need help solving a challenge in production, processing or the supply chain? We'll help connect you with relevant technologies, expertise and innovators. 

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Have an idea that could improve how your farm operates? ADOPT provides funding and support for farmer-led trials that test practical solutions in real-world conditions 

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Need help identifying your next step? 

Tell us about your challenge and we'll connect you with the right person. 

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Access expertise

One conversation can open the right doors.

We help businesses understand industry challenges, connect with farmers, growers and supply-chain organisations, and access the expertise needed to prove, build and scale technology.

Meet some of our experts.
Livestock & Welfare

Dr Bethan John

Developing technology for livestock systems?

Bethan helps businesses tackle challenges around animal health, welfare and productivity.

Business Support

Michael Reardon

Not sure what comes next?

Michael helps businesses navigate opportunities, support programmes and routes to growth.

Supply Chain

Amie Burke

Looking to understand industry needs?

Amie connects technology developers with farmers, growers, food producers, retailers and supply-chain organisations, helping promising solutions move closer to adoption.

Les Hurdiss

Need access to facilties?

Les helps businesses access facilities, workspace and practical support that enables technologies and businesses to develop and grow.

Helen Brookes

Want to solve a real industry challenge?

Helen helps businesses understand the needs of farmers, growers, food producers and the wider supply chain, ensuring technologies are shaped around market demand.

Deborah Whittaker

Need stronger evidence?

Deborah helps businesses, farmers and industry partners turn data into insights that support better decisions, technology adoption and long-term impact.

Success stories

See innovation in action

See how innovators are proving solutions, building businesses and scaling through real-world testing and support. 

Earth Rover
Build it & Scale it

Earth Rover

From prototype to commercial growth

Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field  with sprayer at spring
Prove it

Messium

Building confidence through real-world validation

Maria lo res
Build it

Antler Bio

Helping a breakthrough technology find its market

Hoofcount
Prove it

Hoofcount

Turning an idea into a validated solution

Oxi-Tech
Prove it & Scale it

Oxi-Tech

Validating technology in real-world dairy systems

Rhizocore
Build it & Scale it

Rhizocore

Creating the space to scale

GyroPlant
Prove it

Gyroplant

Building confidence through real-world trials.

UPP FREYA
Build it

Upcycled Plant Power (UPP)

Accelerating the route to market

Want to see what’s possible? 

Explore more agri-tech success stories and discover how businesses are overcoming technical and commercial challenges. 

Funding and opportunities

Discover grants, programmes and support that could help you test technology, generate evidence and accelerate growth.

Real-world testing and validation

Prove your technology in real-world conditions

Access specialist facilities, commercial farms, growers and testing environments across the UK to generate trusted evidence and build confidence in your technology.

Midlands Hub

Develop, prototype and scale next-generation technologies with access to prototyping workshops, business incubation space, expert support and industry connections.

Vertical Farming Development Centre

Develop and validate vertical farming technologies through controlled trials, optimisation and commercial-scale validation.

Advanced Glass House Facility

Generate independent performance data for crop protection technologies through commercial-scale glasshouse trials in controlled environments.

Natural Light Growing Centre

Run trials exploring how natural light and UV exposure can improve crop resilience and growth by testing growing systems, inputs and greenhouse technologies.

Digital Phenotyping Laboratory

Create and validate smarter crop monitoring and plant health solutions using advanced imaging and phenotyping technologies.

Crop Storage and Post-Harvest Systems

Reduce waste and extend shelf-life through commercial-scale testing of storage, packaging and supply chain innovations.

Centre for Dairy Science Innovation

Generate trusted evidence for dairy technologies using precision monitoring, lifetime animal health data and commercial dairy systems.

South West Dairy Development Centre

Test and validate precision-livestock technologies including robotics, sensors and AI, in a fully automated data-rich commercial dairy environment.

National Pig Centre

Validate livestock technologies by comparing technology performance across indoor and outdoor pig systems at a unique commercial-scale facility.

Marine Aquaculture Innovation Centre

Trial and validate aquaculture technologies in highly controlled marine environments designed to improve welfare, productivity and sustainability.

Go further, faster

Why work with UK Agri-Tech Centre?

We help agri-tech businesses prove, build and scale technology.

Through our national network, you can access expert support, specialist facilities and real-world farm environments to test, improve and prove your technology. 

That includes:

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across agriculture, aquaculture and business growth

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across the UK, through our own sites and partner network

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for testing, trialling and demonstration

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