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Agricultural Machinery: Research

Commons · Question 33322 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support research and development in more efficient and sustainable (a) tractor attachments and (b) harvesting machinery.

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Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Mar 2025

The Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) provides competitive funding to research projects developing innovative practices and technologies, including efficient and sustainable attachments for tractors and harvesting machinery. This has included support the...