Businesses engaged with the UK Agri-Tech Centre
SMEs engaged through R&D commercial projects
Agri-tech businesses out on-farm
Businesses using our capabilities
*Data accurate as of April 2025
Our #GrowYourOwnWay campaign champions the trailblazers redefining agriculture with breakthrough technologies. From artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced sensors to next-generation controlled environment systems, we’re not just talking about innovation:
We’re delivering it.
By accelerating the commercialisation of agri-tech, we’re growing the sector, creating jobs, driving sustainable practices and enabling organisations to grow their own way with our support.
As part of the campaign, the UK Agri-Tech Centre will host events, including a dedicated Growth Week running across the 2nd – 6th February 2026 with a mix of online and in-person activity aimed at enabling businesses to grow and addressing barriers to sector growth.
Supporting commercialisation
Enabling widespread adoption
Driving economic growth
In this episode, Helen Brookes, our host is joined by Emily Marshall, Sustainability and National Account Manager and Louisa Hogarty, Chief People and Impact Officer, at Noble foods. They discuss the importance of industry expectations, the opportunities for agri-tech in the supply chain and advice for agri-tech businesses.
In this episode, our host, Dr Grace O’Gorman is joined by Charlie Guy, CEO and Founder of LettUs Grow and Charlie Mercer, Policy Director at Start-up Coalition.
They discuss how policy and regulatory factors are shaping business growth, barriers to scale and advice for agri-tech businesses.
In this episode, Charles Bowyer Farm Technology Specialist at the UK Agri-Tech Centre is joined by Somerset farmers Rob Addicott and Jeremy Padfield as well as Dr Annie Rayner, FAI Farms.
Listen to how they draw on their experience to discuss what it really takes to make agri-tech fit for farms.
This webinar explores international activity with the UK Agri-Tech Centre, the agri-tech landscape in New Zealand and Australia, taking UK agri-tech to market and government support within Australasia and a case study on a UK based company operating internationally.
This webinar discusses growing businesses overseas through in-market tests and trials to help break down barriers to entry and showcase the works that were conducted in Bahrain. This contributed to Bahrain’s food security objectives by introducing novel agri-tech solutions and supporting the uptake through knowledge exchange, demonstration, awareness, training and market entry.
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.
We begin by identifying real‑world product needs through our farm network, expert collaborators and in‑house specialists, ensuring every project is grounded in genuine agricultural challenges.
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.
By generating early, reliable data, the Digital Phenotyping Lab ensures only the strongest concepts progress toward commercial‑scale evaluation.
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.
Acting as the step between laboratory trials and full‑scale commercial testing, the IHCEA provides a semi‑controlled, commercially realistic environment where innovators can refine early‑stage technologies before scaling up.
Accelerating the commercialisation of agri-tech to drive sustainable practices, create jobs and enable growth across the entire sector.
Accelerating the commercialisation of agri-tech to drive sustainable practices, create jobs and enable growth across the entire sector.
Ready to validate your solution?
Our Agri-Tech Solution Sprints provide targeted, high-impact support to help you overcome hurdles and move your agri-tech solution forward towards commercialisation.
Ready to scale your innovation?
FASTA is a programme designed to help innovators scale Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) technologies that enable sustainable farming and carbon reduction.
