Written questions

Agriculture: Innovation

2026-07-01 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 15503 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding for the Farming Innovation Programme is allocated equitably by region.

Answer

Since 2021, the Farming Innovation Programme has been Defra’s flagship for supporting research and innovation in farming and our investment in the research and development pipeline of innovative technology from concept to deployment aims to derisk adoptio...