The AgriFood Cluster
More sustainable together
In partnership with AberInnovation, Innovate UK, Welsh Government, and Ceredigion County Council and Gwynedd Council (on behalf of Growing Mid Wales and Ambition North Wales) are working in partnership on a Launchpad to grow innovation in mid and north Wales AgriTech and food technology cluster.
Business growth is at the heart of the Launchpad that aims to significantly advance innovation in developing and applying technologies in AgriTech and food industries in priority markets.
50%
of land is dedicated to agriculture
200+
AgriTech businesses in Wales
£5M+
Investment
3
Government Organisations
How we support
AberInnovation, as a leading biosciences innovation location in the UK, will support a critical mass of business led projects and proof of concept development activities that grow activities in the agri-tech and food technologies cluster in Mid and North Wales. The region is well placed to build on agriculture, plant, water, animal and soil innovation capability, inspiring smarter, more efficient, greener and precise farming ecosystems.
Under the AgriTech and Food Technologies Launchpad in Mid & North Wales, new innovators can seek funding for projects developing and applying technologies including one or more of the following themes:
- Productivity or nutritional content
- Food processing or markets
- Sustainability or biodiversity
The round of competitions comes from Innovate UK’s Launchpad that has a total budget of up to £5 million.
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