Ready, set, sprint: fast-track your agri-tech innovation

Registrations open 1 – 15 July. 

What is the Agri-Tech Solution Sprints?

Turn business challenges into progress

The Agri-Tech Solution Sprints help ambitious agri-tech businesses tackle technical, commercial and market challenges that can slow progress towards adoption, growth and investment. 

Over one focused month, you’ll work directly with UK Agri-Tech Centre specialists to address a specific challenge, access expert support and identify practical next steps for your business. 

Whether you’re looking to validate your technology, refine your market approach, connect with key stakeholders or prepare for scale, a Sprint can help you move forward with greater confidence and reduced risk

Registrations open 1-15 July

Why join a Sprint?

Every business faces different barriers to growth. Agri-Tech Solution Sprints are designed to provide targeted support that helps you tackle them faster.

Solve a specific business challenge

Work directly with UK Agri-Tech Centre specialists to tackle a defined technical, commercial or market-access challenge that is slowing your progress.

Access to industry insight

Benefit from specialist knowledge across agriculture, technology and commercialisation, helping you make informed decisions and avoid costly missteps

Build the right connections

Gain introductions to potential customers, collaborators, supply-chain partners and stakeholders who can help accelerate adoption and growth.

Create a roadmap for growth

Leave with clear next steps, practical recommendations and greater confidence in how to move your innovation towards commercial success

Who's the Sprints for?

Agri-Tech Solution Sprints are designed for micro, small and medium-sized businesses developing agri-tech solutions, or technologies with applications in agriculture, that have a working prototype and are looking to accelerate their next phase of growth.

You may be looking to:

  • Validate your solution with end users
  • Explore market opportunities
  • Connect with customers, partners or collaborators
  • Strengthen your commercial proposition
  • Build a pathway towards adoption, investment or scale

 

If that sounds familiar, a Sprint could help you make faster, better-informed decisions about what comes next.

Hear from other businesses

Unlocking new opportunities in agriculture

Carbon Rewild joined a Solution Sprint to better understand the agricultural sector, connect with key industry stakeholders and turn new opportunities into commercial outcomes.

“The team connected us with people interested in speaking to us —
which quickly turned into valuable conversations and new business.”
Stefan Zeeman, Co-founder, Carbon Rewild
 
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How does it work?

A focused month designed around your business.
 

1. Define the challenge

We start with a workshop to understand your business, identify priorities and agree the focus of your Sprint.

2. Sprint for solutions

Over one month, our specialists work alongside your team, providing tailored support, insight and introductions designed around your needs.

3. Create your next steps

At the end of the Sprint, you’ll receive clear recommendations, practical actions and a roadmap to help move your innovation forward.

The next Sprint at a glance

One month. Focused support. Practical outcomes.

Agri-Tech Solution Sprints are designed to help businesses make meaningful progress in a short timeframe through a structured programme of workshops, specialist support and actionable recommendations. 

1 – 15 July
Registrations open. 

7 August
Applicants notified of the outcome of their registration. 

17 August
Sprint kick-off workshop. 

30 September
Sprint complete, with recommendations and next steps. 

To get the most from the programme, participating businesses should ensure key team members are available throughout the Sprint period. 

Ready to sprint?

Looking to accelerate commercial progress, reduce risk or unlock your next stage of growth?

Get ready. Registrations open 1 – 15 July