Defra has announced funding for projects which will develop innovative solutions to farm nutrient management. Through the Farming Innovation Programme, £15m will be available through two competition strands;
- Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Feasibility – Funding for projects of between £200,000 to £500,000
- Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 – Industrial Research – funding for projects of between £500,000 to £1,000,000
The Farming Innovation Programme, is a partnership with Innovate UK who are part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – the UK’s innovation agency. Innovate UK deliver the programme, providing funding to those who want to research or develop an innovative solution to a known problem in agriculture. Funding is grouped under four different themes; this support is via the Farming Futures Research and Development (R & D) Fund which supports work on ‘longer-term’ innovations. Both competitions will open on 29th May and close at 11am on 24th July, but further guidance has been made available in advance of opening and can be found via https://farminginnovation.ukri.org/
Further to these strands, Innovate UK will run an additional competition, Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 2 – Industrial Research, in Autumn 2024. This Phase 2 competition will have higher project costs that can be supported through the Phase 1 competition.
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