Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund: Agri-Tech Call

Launched in November 2023, the Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund has made over £1.3 million available for organisations to develop clean energy agricultural technologies to improve food systems in horticulture, dairy, fishing and livestock. This funding opportunity enables you to apply for grants of between £50k and £300k. Funding is being provided by UK Aid via the Transforming Energy Access platform, and the IKEA Foundation. The research and development projects must:

• Develop or improve an innovative electrical appliance for use in off- and/or weak grid settings
• Improve post-harvest resilience and productivity of food systems, while reducing their environmental impact. Increased resilience and productivity can be achieved by boosting incomes, expanding access to markets, reducing waste and loss, and improving the operations, service and maintenance of essential equipment within one or more value chains of a food system.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity or your project with one of the experts on the Innovate UK KTN Agrifood team, you can do so by clicking here.