UK Agri-Tech
Centre
Connecting you to expertise, networks, funding and facilities
The UK Agri-Tech Centre offers a complete life-cycle of support, driving agri-tech innovation and adoption through world-class facilities, expert knowledge and business support, saving you time and accelerating your progress.
We strengthen the connections between science, business and funders to accelerate research and development, tackling the agri-industry’s most critical challenges such as climate change, labour availability, disease mitigation and environmental sustainability.
As an independent company, we are trusted to provide leadership and guidance to progress transformational change for people and the planet while stimulating economic growth.
Latest News
Accelerating agri-tech: Outfield Technologies
Outfield is a Cambridge-based agri-tech startup helping fruit growers to become more efficient, profitable
and sustainable. The Outfield system is designed to provide farmers with accurate and reliable fruit counts, blossom mapping and yield estimates.
R-Leaf Endophyte project receives funding from Innovate UK
Under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has funded a £1m project titled R-Leaf to investigate the potential to create a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte prototype that can help cereal and oilseed crops fix their own nitrogen.
Technology and Innovation Opportunities in UK Potato Farming
Potatoes remain the UK’s favourite vegetable by a long shot, playing a key role in the nation’s agricultural sector and rural economy. With the country’s varied geography and climate, British farmers grow a wide range of potato varieties to meet diverse market demands and consumer tastes.
Livestock and Aquaculture Innovation: Shaping the next ten years Report
The livestock and aquaculture sectors’ research and innovation 11 priorities have been identified in a new report.
“Livestock and Aquaculture Innovation: shaping the next ten years”, a UK Agri-Tech Centre report, with input from over 150 stakeholders was published today (July 17), outlining 11 priorities for the industries’ sustainability and resilience, including:
- Animal health and welfare
- Food safety, quality and nutritional content
- Climate-smart solutions, ecosystem and biodiversity improvement
- Optimised diets, land performance and systems
- Productivity, data assets and technology
Download the report to learn more
