Agri-tech Cornwall - Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Grants and support to increase research, development and innovation in agritech.

Published 20 October 2017
From:
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Type of support:
Finance, Grant, Expertise and advice
Business stage:
Start-ups (1-2 years trading), Established
Industry:
Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education, Health, Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Manufacturing, Mining, Real estate and property, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, Wholesale and retail
Number of employees:
0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees
Region:
South West

How much you can get

Between £2,500 and £50,000 of grant funding.

Who it’s for

Any sector is eligible so long as the funding is used to research and develop innovative new products or services in the agriculture, horticulture and food sectors.

Key themes include:

  • healthy livestock (especially dairy)
  • resource efficiency
  • specialised crops (and their production)
  • enabling technologies

Applications for R&D into other agricultural innovations will also be considered.

What you can get

As well as funding, you could also benefit from participating in collaborative research projects with partner research institutions and graduate placements to assist with research and development.

The project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Find out more to the Agri-tech Cornwall website
Published 20 October 2017
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