UK Agri-Tech Centre

Empowering innovation within a collaborative ecosystem of expertise, funding and facilities.

Join us at the forefront of UK agriculture. Delivering solutions to agriculture’s most complex challenges by accelerating innovation through expert insight, advanced facilities and strategic support.

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.

In collaboration with farmers, the agri-food industry and some of the best research institutions and most innovative companies in the world, as an independent organisation, we are trusted to provide leadership and guidance to progress transformational change for businesses, people and the planet.

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.

Wheat

Innovation

& Technology

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

Latest report

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
Livestock and Aquaculture Innovation: Shaping the next 10 years
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Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the UK Agri-Tech Centre and The Spanish National Research Council

The UK Agri-Tech Centre is delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), through its...

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Transforming dairy farming at the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC)

The UK Agri-Tech Centre’s South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) offers state-of-the-art facilities for research, development and demonstration. With a focus on optimising productivity, the...

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Plasma technology in agriculture 

Plasma technology within the agri-tech sector is a sustainable, chemical-free tool with the potential to improve crop production, plant health and fertiliser systems. Already widely...

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