What makes regional investment in agri-food innovation successful?

A reflection on our impact on fostering innovation in the Kent and Medway region.

Learn about the six high-impact projects supported by our second Business Sustainability Challenge.

Four businesses using cutting-edge technology to advance sustainable horticulture have been awarded £500,000 to commercialise their prototypes by Growing Kent & Medway.

Discover the winning projects from our second round of Business Innovation Voucher competition.

Results from an innovation survey to benchmark R&D activity in the agri-food sector.

Funding of up to £350,000 was awarded through our Collaborative Research and Development Grants to connect businesses with Kent-based research organisations. Apple trees grown using methods designed to shorten the breeding lifecycle Awarded through a competitive process, proposed projects had to support the transition to net-zero carbon emissions and improve productivity and sustainability in horticultural and plant-based food and drink production. The first round of winners

Seven projects share £262,000 as winners of the first round of our Business Sustainability Challenge.

Meet the winners of our first round of Business Innovation Vouchers.

In collaboration with UKRI, this roadmap outlines the strategic actions required to capture a share of the $27 billion global market for alternative proteins.

What is the economic and environmental impact of the pilot Growing Green project, a grant and training programme to help food businesses move to net-zero.

Over £1m in funding has been awarded by Growing Kent & Medway to six innovative projects in Kent that will make horticultural and plant-based food and drink production more sustainable. Jason Hirst, Evogro The collaborative projects will not only help the industry reduce its impact on climate change, helping to reduce carbon emissions, cut food waste or improve the efficiency of resources such as water and energy, but also enable food crops to be more resilient to the impacts

Key recommendations to ensure the agri-food sector has the skilled workforce it needs to thrive into the future.